praga
See also: Praga, pragà, Prága, and Prāga
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese praga, plaga, borrowed from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangere (“to strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *plak-. Compare the inherited chaga.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.ɣɐ/
- Homophone: Praga
- Hyphenation: pra‧ga
Noun
praga f (plural pragas)
- (uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)
- (pathology) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)
- plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
- Someone or something which is a nuisance
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:praga.
Synonyms
- (plague) peste negra, peste bubônica
- (epidemic) epidemia, pandemia, peste, pestilência, aflição, moléstia
- (widespread affliction) calamidade, desgraça
Related terms
- praguejar, praguento