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doente.

sick (in poor health)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/duˈẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈdwẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/doˈẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/duˈẽ.tɨ/Portugal

  1. sick (in poor health)

    feminine · masculine

  2. weak

    feminine · masculine

  3. sad

    feminine · masculine

  4. mad, crazy

    feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doente, from Latin dolentem (“hurting, suffering”). Compare Spanish doliente, Italian dolente. Doublet of dolente, a borrowing.

noun/duˈẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈdwẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/doˈẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/duˈẽ.tɨ/Portugal

  1. a sick person

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. a crazy or mad person

    by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doente, from Latin dolentem (“hurting, suffering”). Compare Spanish doliente, Italian dolente. Doublet of dolente, a borrowing.

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