peçonha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peçonna, poçonna, poçõya, from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtiō (“drink”). Cognate of Spanish ponzoña and French poison, doublet of poção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈsõ.ɲɐ/ [peˈsõ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈso.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈso.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: pe‧ço‧nha

Noun

peçonha f (plural peçonhas)

(biology) venom (animal toxin delivered by a bite or sting)
(loosely) poison or toxin of any kind
Synonyms: veneno, toxina
(figuratively) venom; malice; malevolence; vitriol
Synonyms: malícia, malevolência, perversidade

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