praga

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See also: Praga, pragà, Prága, and Prāga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese praga, plaga, borrowed from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangere (“to strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *plak-. Compare the inherited chaga.

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: Praga
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ga

Noun

praga f (plural s)

  1. (uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)
    Synonyms: peste negra, peste bubônica
  2. (pathology) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)
    Synonyms: epidemia, pandemia, peste, pestilência, aflição, moléstia
  3. plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
    Synonyms: calamidade, desgraça
  4. curse, swearword
    Synonyms: obscenidade, palavrão
  5. (figuratively) someone or something which is a nuisance

Derived terms

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