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flagelo.

scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/flaˈʒɛ.lu/Brazil/flɐˈʒe.lu/Portugal
  1. scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people

    masculine
  2. scourge (a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)

    masculine
  3. bane, a cause of suffering or source of pain and anguish

    masculine
  4. flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-rós Latin flagrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flagellumlbor. Portuguese flagelo Learned borrowing from Latin flagellum.

verb/flɐˈʒɛ.lu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of flagelar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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