pesticida

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pe.stiˈt͡ʃi.da/
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Hyphenation: pe‧sti‧cì‧da

Adjective

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pesticida (masculine plural pesticidi, feminine plural pesticide)

  1. pesticidal

Noun

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pesticida m (plural pesticidi)

  1. pesticide
    Synonym: fitofarmaco

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pesticide. By surface analysis, peste +‎ -cida.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

Noun

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pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

  1. (agriculture) pesticide (generic term for insecticidal substances used to protect plants from attack by parasites)

Usage notes

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Pesticides used in agriculture are more commonly called agrotóxicos.

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pestiˈθida/ [pes.t̪iˈθi.ð̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pestiˈsida/ [pes.t̪iˈsi.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

Adjective

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pesticida m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesticidas)

  1. pesticidal

Noun

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pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

  1. pesticide
    Synonym: plaguicida

Further reading

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