peçonha
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See also: peconha
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
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- Hyphenation: pe‧ço‧nha
Noun
[edit]peçonha f (plural peçonhas)
- (biology) venom (animal toxin delivered by a bite or sting)
- (loosely) poison or toxin of any kind
- (figuratively) venom; malice; malevolence; vitriol
- Synonyms: malícia, malevolência, perversidade
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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