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]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [huˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.lɐ/ [χかいuˈbɛ.o.lɐ], /ʁuˈbɛw.lɐ/ [χかいuˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.o.la/ [huˈbɛ.o.la], /ʁuˈbɛw.la/ [huˈbɛʊ̯.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbɛ.u.lɐ/ [ʁuˈβべーたɛ.u.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: ru‧bé‧o‧la

Noun

rubéola f (uncountable)

1. 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

1. feminine singular of rubéolo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• rubeola, rubiola (Cuba, Dominican Rep.)

Etymology

From Latin rubeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈbeola/ [ruˈβべーた̞e.o.la]
• Rhymes: -eola
• Syllabification: ru‧bé‧o‧la

Noun

rubéola f (plural rubéolas)

1. rubella

Further reading

• “rubéola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16