stigma

Significado (Inglés)

  1. A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  2. (figuratively) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
  3. A scar or birthmark.
  4. A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus's body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
  5. (figuratively, literary) An outward sign; an indication.
  6. The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  7. A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
  8. Synonym of pterostigma.

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Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈstɪɡmə/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”), from στίζω (stízō, “I mark”). Distantly related to stick. (Compare Middle English stigme, from the same Latin source.)

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