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

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