contágio

See also: contagio, contagió, and contagiò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contāgium.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒi.u/ [kõˈta.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈta.ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒi.o/ [kõˈta.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈta.ʒjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒju/

Hyphenation: con‧tá‧gi‧o

Noun

contágio m (plural contágios)

contagion (transmission of a contagious disease)
Synonym: (informal) contagião

Derived terms

contagiar

Related terms

contagião
contagioso

Further reading

“contágio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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