remédio

See also: remedio and remedió

Portuguese

Alternative forms

remedio (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + medeor (“I heal”).

Pronunciation

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(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈmɛ.ðju/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/, /ʁe.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /he.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/, /he.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.djʊ/, [ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.ɟʊ]

Hyphenation: re‧mé‧di‧o

Noun

remédio m (plural remédios)

(pharmacology) medicine (substance which promotes healing)
(figuratively) remedy (something that corrects or counteracts)
(figuratively) alcoholic beverages

Synonyms

(medicine): cura, droga, medicamento, mezinha
(remedy): correção, recurso, solução
(alcoholic beverages): álcool, bebida

Derived terms

remédio-de-vaqueiro

Related terms

remediação
remediado
remediador

remédiar
remediativo
remediável

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