paliativo

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paliar (“to palliate”) +‎ -tivo (“-ive”), from Medieval Latin palliāre (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.li.aˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pa.ljaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.li.aˈt͡ʃi.vo/ , (faster pronunciation) /pa.ljaˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧li‧a‧ti‧vo

Adjective

paliativo (feminine paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas)

  1. (medicine) palliative (reducing progression and relieving symptoms)

Noun

paliativo m (plural paliativos)

  1. (medicine) a palliative medicine
  2. (figuratively) anything figuratively functioning like palliatives

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From paliar (“to palliate”) +‎ -t- (“-ive”) +‎ -ivo, from Medieval Latin palliāre (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paljaˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: pa‧lia‧ti‧vo

Adjective

paliativo (feminine paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas)

  1. (medicine) palliative

Derived terms

Noun

paliativo m (plural paliativos)

  1. (medicine) palliative

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