praga

See also: Praga, pragà, Prága, Prāga, Prāgā, and Pragą

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.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾa.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/ [ˈpɾa.ɣɐ]

Homophone: Praga
Rhymes: -aɡɐ
Hyphenation: pra‧ga

Noun

praga f (plural pragas)

(uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)
Synonyms: peste negra, peste bubónica
(pathology) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)
Synonyms: epidemia, pandemia, peste, pestilência, aflição, moléstia
plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
Synonyms: calamidade, desgraça
curse, swearword
Synonyms: obscenidade, palavrão
(figuratively) someone or something which is a nuisance

Derived terms

praguejar
praguento

Related terms

praguedo
pragueiro
praguejado
praguejador
praguejamento
praguentar

Further reading

“praga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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