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Italian
Etymology
From palliare + -ivo, on the model of French palliatif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pal.ljaˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: pal‧lia‧tì‧vo
Adjective
palliativo (feminine palliativa, masculine plural palliativi, feminine plural palliative)
- palliative
- stopgap
Noun
palliativo m (plural palliativi)
- palliative
- temporary or stopgap measure
Further reading
- palliativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- palliativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- palliativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- palliatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- palliativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- palliativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pal‧li‧a‧ti‧vo
Adjective
palliativo (feminine palliativa, masculine plural palliativos, feminine plural palliativas)
- Obsolete spelling of paliativo.