remédio

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See also: remedio and remedió

Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + medeor (“to heal”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒju]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [χeˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/ [χeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo]

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.djʊ/, [ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.ɟʊ]
  • Hyphenation: re‧mé‧di‧o

Noun[edit]

remédio m (plural remédios)

  1. (pharmacology) medicine (substance which promotes healing)
    Synonyms: cura, droga, medicamento, mezinha
  2. (figurative) remedy (something that corrects or counteracts)
    Synonyms: correção, recurso, solução
  3. (figurative) alcoholic beverages
    Synonyms: álcool, bebida

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