coronavírus

Portuguese

Etymology

From English coronavirus.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˌɾõ.naˈvi.ɾus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˌɾõ.naˈvi.ɾuʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˌɾo.naˈvi.ɾus/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˌɾo.nɐˈvi.ɾuʃ/

  • Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧ví‧rus

Noun

coronavírus m (invariable)

  1. (virology) coronavirus (a member of the genus Coronavirus)
  2. (in particular) coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that caused the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “coronavírus” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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