praga

(Anglès)

1. (feminine) curse (prayer that harm may befall someone)
2. (feminine) plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
3. (feminine, uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)
4. (feminine) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)
5. (feminine) curse, swearword
6. (feminine, figuratively) someone or something which is a nuisance

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de llatí: plāga

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praga (“sore, curse”), borrowed from Latin plāga (“wound, misfortune”). Compare the inherited chaga.

Conceptes

plaga

ferida

pesta

Sinònims

calamidade

flagelo

peste

lesão

mangual

vara

obscenidade

vulgaridade

Peste bubonica

Peste bubônica

batedor

palavra de baixo calão

chaga

ferida