acupuntura

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/ [a.ku.pũn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupuntures)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Galician

Alternative forms

• acupunctura (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/ [ɑ.ku.pun̪ˈt̪u.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Related terms

• acupuntural
• acupunturar
• acupunturista

Further reading

• “acupuntura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “acupuntura” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.

Latin acus

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.

Proto-Italic *pungō

Latin pungō

Latin pūnctus

Latin -tura

Latin pūnctūra

New Latin acūpūnctūralbor.

Portuguese acupuntura

Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. By surface analysis, acu- +‎ puntura.

Alternative forms

• acupunctura

Noun

acupuntura f (usually uncountable, plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)
   • 2007, Henrique Amat Rêgo Monteiro, transl., O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, São Paulo: Pensamento, translation of The Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture by Matthew D. Bauer, →ISBN, page 142:

     Se você sentir que a acupuntura incomoda, discuta o assunto com o seu acupunturista. Se não ficar satisfeito com o que ele lhe disser, procure outro acupunturista que use agulhas mais finas.

     If you find acupuncture uncomfortable, discuss it with your acupuncturist. If you're not satisfied with what they tell you, look for another acupuncturist who uses thinner needles.

Related terms

• acupuntural
• acupunturar
• acupunturista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

acupuntura

1. inflection of acupunturar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “acupuntura”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “acupuntura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/ [a.ku.pũn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Derived terms

• acupunturista

Related terms

• acupuntor

Further reading

• “acupuntura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10