rubéola

See also: rubeola

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rubeolum, from rubellus (“reddish”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [huˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [χuˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [χuˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.la/ [huˈbɛ.o.la], /ʁuˈbɛw.la/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.la]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.u.lɐ/ [ʁuˈβɛ.u.lɐ]

Hyphenation: ru‧bé‧o‧la

Noun

rubéola f (uncountable)

rubella (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract)
Synonym: sarampo alemão

Usage notes

False friend of English rubeola

Related terms

rubéolo
rubro

Adjective

rubéola

feminine singular of rubéolo

Spanish

Alternative forms

rubeola, rubiola (Cuba, Dominican Rep.)

Etymology

From Latin rubeus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ruˈbeola/ [ruˈβ̞e.o.la]
Rhymes: -eola
Syllabification: ru‧bé‧o‧la

Noun

rubéola f (plural rubéolas)

rubella

Further reading

“rubéola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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