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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + medeor (“to heal”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.djʊ/,
Noun
remédio m (plural remédios)
- (pharmacology) medicine (substance which promotes healing)
- Synonyms: cura, droga, medicamento, mezinha
- (figurative) remedy (something that corrects or counteracts)
- Synonyms: correção, recurso, solução
- (figurative) alcoholic beverages
- Synonyms: álcool, bebida
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