síndrome de Down

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English Down's syndrome.

Noun

síndrome de Down f (uncountable)

1. (medical genetics) Down's syndrome / Down syndrome

Further reading

• “síndrome de Down”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English Down's syndrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsindɾome de ˈdaun/ [ˌsĩn̪.d̪ɾo.me ð̞e ˈð̞ãũn]

Noun

síndrome de Down m (uncountable)

1. (genetics) Down's syndrome / Down syndrome

Further reading

• “síndrome de Down”, 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