galattagogo

Italian

Etymology

From a compound of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”) (genitive γάλακτος (gálaktos)) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading, guiding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lat.taˈɡɔ.ɡo/, [ɡäl̺ät̪ːäˈɡɔːɡo]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lat‧ta‧gò‧go
• Rhymes: -ɔɡo

Noun

galattagogo m (plural galattagoghi)

1. (medicine) galactagogue

Adjective

1. (medicine) galactagogic

Synonyms

• lactagogo
• lattagogo