Femenino

praga

Significado (Inglés)

  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

Frecuencia

C1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

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

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