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Latin
Etymology
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Noun
panaca f (genitive panacae); first declension
- A kind of drinking vessel
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “panaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- panaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “panaca”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
panaca m or f (plural panacas)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) stupid, idiotic
- Synonyms: idiota, tolo, imbecil, estúpido
Noun
panaca m or f (plural panacas)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) a person with those characteristics; an idiot, a fool
Spanish
Noun
panaca f (plural panacas)
- panaka