rubéola
See also: rubeola
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rubeolum, from rubellus (“reddish”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [huˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [χuˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [χuˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.la/ [huˈbɛ.o.la], /ʁuˈbɛw.la/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.u.lɐ/ [ʁuˈβɛ.u.lɐ]
- Hyphenation: ru‧bé‧o‧la
Noun
rubéola f (uncountable)
- rubella (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract)
- Synonym: sarampo alemão
Usage notes
False friend of English rubeola
Related terms
- rubéolo
- rubro
Adjective
rubéola
- feminine singular of rubéolo
Spanish
Alternative forms
- rubeola, rubiola (Cuba, Dominican Rep.)
Etymology
From Latin rubeus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruˈbeola/ [ruˈβ̞e.o.la]
- Rhymes: -eola
- Syllabification: ru‧bé‧o‧la
Noun
rubéola f (plural rubéolas)
- rubella
Further reading
- “rubéola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014