escorbuto

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From French scorbut, related to Dutch scheurbuik.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧cor‧bu‧to

Noun

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escorbuto m (usually uncountable, plural escorbutos)

  1. (pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French scorbut, from Late Latin scorbutus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskoɾˈbuto/ [es.koɾˈβ̞u.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Syllabification: es‧cor‧bu‧to

Noun

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escorbuto m (plural escorbutos)

  1. scurvy
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