plaguicida

Spanish

Etymology

From plaga +‎ -cida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaɡiˈθida/ [pla.ɣ̞iˈθi.ð̞a] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /plaɡiˈsida/ [pla.ɣ̞iˈsi.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: pla‧gui‧ci‧da

Noun

plaguicida m (plural plaguicidas)

1. pesticide

   Synonym: pesticida

Further reading

• “plaguicida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025