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droga.

drug (substance used to treat an illness or relieve a symptom)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈdɾɔ.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. drug (substance used to treat an illness or relieve a symptom)

    feminine
  2. drug (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive)

    feminine
  3. crap (something of poor quality)

    Brazil · feminine · informal
    Essa droga não funciona!
Where this word comes from

From French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from drocgue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge (“dry”).

intj/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈdɾɔ.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. damn! (expresses anger or irritation)

    Brazil
Where this word comes from

From French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from drocgue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge (“dry”).

verb/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈdɾɔ.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. inflection of drogar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of drogar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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