prurito

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English pruritus, French prurit, Italian prurito, Spanish prurito, ultimately from Latin prūrītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pru.ˈri.to/, /pɾu.ˈɾi.tɔ/

Noun

prurito (plural pruriti)

  1. itch, itching
  2. (medicine) pruritus

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prūrītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pruˈri.to/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: pru‧rì‧to

Noun

prurito m (plural pruriti)

  1. itch (all senses)
  2. (pathology) pruritus

Further reading

  • prurito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

prūrītō

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of prūriō

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prurītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾuˈɾito/ [pɾuˈɾi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pru‧ri‧to

Noun

prurito m (plural pruritos)

  1. (pathology, dated) pruritus, itching
    Synonym: picor
  2. perfectionism
  3. desire; fancy; itching
    tener el prurito de hacer algo
    to be itching to do something
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los trabajos y los días”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Tenía el prurito del movimiento, era un goloso visual, entraba en éxtasis frente a la mercadería por el dinero que representaba.
      He had a fancy for movement, was a visual glutton, and got delighted at the sight of the merchandise due to the money it represented.

Further reading

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