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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin vīrulentus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime; fluidity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.ruˈlɛn.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛnto
- Hyphenation: vi‧ru‧lèn‧to
Adjective
virulento (feminine virulenta, masculine plural virulenti, feminine plural virulente)
- (biology, pathology) virulent
- virulent, bitter, acrimonious
Further reading
- virulento in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- virulento in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- virulento in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- virulento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- virulento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
vīrulentō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of vīrulentus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin vīrulentus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime; fluidity”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: vi‧ru‧len‧to
Adjective
virulento (feminine virulenta, masculine plural virulentos, feminine plural virulentas)
- (medicine, microbiology) virulent
- Synonym of rancoroso
Further reading
- “virulento”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “virulento”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “virulento” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “virulento”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “virulento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin vīrulentus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime; fluidity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɾuˈlento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: vi‧ru‧len‧to
Adjective
virulento (feminine virulenta, masculine plural virulentos, feminine plural virulentas)
- virulent
Further reading