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Galician
Adjective
profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)
- prophylactic
Noun
profiláctico m (plural profilácticos)
- prophylactic
- condom
- Synonyms: condón, preservativo
Portuguese
Adjective
profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)
- prophylactic
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός (prophulaktikós), from προφυλάσσω (prophulássō, “to prevent”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾofiˈlaɡtiko/
- Rhymes: -aɡtiko
- Syllabification: pro‧fi‧lác‧ti‧co
Adjective
profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)
- prophylactic
Noun
profiláctico m (plural profilácticos)
- prophylactic
- condom
- Synonyms: condón, preservativo
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