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desinfectante.

pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of desinfetante; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

13 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/de.zĩ.fekˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/dɨ.zĩ.fɛˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal/dɨ.zĩ.fɛkˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of desinfetante; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese desinfectar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Old Galician-Portuguese -ante Portuguese -ante Portuguese desinfectante From desinfectar + -ante.

noun/de.zĩ.fekˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/dɨ.zĩ.fɛˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal/dɨ.zĩ.fɛkˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of desinfetante; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese desinfectar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Old Galician-Portuguese -ante Portuguese -ante Portuguese desinfectante From desinfectar + -ante.

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