catarro
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”).
Noun
catarro m (plural catarri)
- (pathology) catarrh, phlegm
- mucus
Derived terms
Derived terms
- accatarramento
- accatarrare
- accatarratura
- catarroso
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- catarrho (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈta.ʁu/ [kaˈta.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈta.ʁu/ [kaˈta.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈta.ʁo/ [kaˈta.ho]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈta.ʁu/
- Rhymes: -aʁu
Noun
catarro m (plural catarros)
- phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)
- Synonym: escarro
Derived terms
- catarrinho (diminutive)
- catarrão (augmentative)
- catarral
- catarrento
- catarroso
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtaro/ [kaˈt̪a.ro]
- Rhymes: -aro
- Syllabification: ca‧ta‧rro
Noun
catarro m (plural catarros)
- (illness) cold
- mucus
- (pathology) catarrh
Derived terms
- acatarrar
- catarroso
Further reading
- “catarro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014