paliativo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Paliar (“to palliate”) +‎ -t- +‎ -ivo (“-ive”), from Medieval Latin palliare (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.li.a.ˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /ˌpa.lja.ˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.li.a.ˈt͡ʃi.vo/, /ˌpa.lja.ˈt͡ʃi.vo/

Adjective

paliativo m (feminine singular paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas, comparable)

  1. (medicine) palliative (reducing progression and relieving symptoms)

Noun

paliativo m (plural paliativos)

  1. (medicine) a palliative medicine
  2. (figuratively) anything figuratively functioning like palliatives

Spanish

Etymology

Paliar (“to palliate”) +‎ -t- (“-ive”) +‎ -ivo, from Medieval Latin palliare (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Adjective

paliativo (feminine singular paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas)

  1. (medicine) palliative

Noun

paliativo m (plural paliativos)

  1. (medicine) palliative
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