sarampo

Portuguese

Etymology

From sarampão, reanalyzed as an augmentative, from Latin sirimpiōnem (“measles”). Compare Catalan xarampió, Spanish sarampión and Galician xarampón.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈɾɐ̃.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈɾɐ̃.po/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ram‧po

Noun

sarampo m (plural sarampos)

  1. measles

Descendants

  • → Guinea-Bissau Creole: sarampu

Further reading

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