flagelo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people
2. (masculine) scourge (a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)
3. (masculine) bane, a cause of suffering or source of pain and anguish
4. (masculine) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of flagelar

flagelar

to scourge (to strike with a scourge)

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Concepts

scourge

plague

calamity

catastrophe

tragedy

disaster

flail

hecatomb

misery

misfortune

natural disaster

whip

accident

wire whisk

buskin

cataclysm

eggbeater

egg whisk

flagellum

Synonyms

calamidade

praga

chicote

desastre

açoite

catástrofe

tragédia

cataclismo

catástrofes

mangual

batedor

vara

Translations

plaag

fléau

Geißel

plaga

plaga

fouet

désastre

سوط

τραγωδία

calamitat

tragèdia

Peitsche

calamité

catastrophe

xurriaques

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flaˈʒɛ.lu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: flagellum

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin flagellum.