praga

Meaning

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

Concepts

plague

pest

scourge

curse

pests

Prague

sore

wound

bane

pestis

blight

calamity

flail

pestilence

Synonyms

calamidade

flagelo

peste

lesão

mangual

vara

obscenidade

vulgaridade

Peste bubonica

Peste bubônica

batedor

palavra de baixo calão

chaga

ferida

Translations

plaga

plaag

fléau

plaie

plaga

Schädling

Plage

parassiti

peste

plaga

peste

organisme nuisible

آفات

pest

calamité

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: plāga

In summary

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