lesivo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French lessive, from from Latin lixīva, from lixīvus (made into lye), by ellipsis of the phrase aqua lixīva. Compare Italian lisciva, Spanish lejía, Romanian leșie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [leˈsivo]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: le‧si‧vo

Noun

lesivo (uncountable, accusative lesivon)

  1. washing solution, detergent

Derived terms

See also

Italian

Etymology

From leso (damaged”, “injured) + -ivo (-ive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: le‧sì‧vo

Adjective

lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivi, feminine plural lesive) [+ di (object)]

  1. detrimental or damaging (to); injurious

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lesivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • lesivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • lesivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • lesivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • lesivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • lesivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From leso + -ivo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈzi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈzi.vo/

  • Hyphenation: le‧si‧vo

Adjective

lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivos, feminine plural lesivas)

  1. harmful or damaging (to); injurious; detrimental
    Synonyms: nocivo, prejudicial, ruim

Spanish

Etymology

From leso + -ivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈsibo/ [leˈsi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: le‧si‧vo

Adjective

lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivos, feminine plural lesivas)

  1. harmful or damaging (to); injurious; detrimental

Further reading

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