míldio

Portuguese

Etymology

From English mildew.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmiw.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmiw.d͡ʒju/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmiw.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmiw.d͡ʒju/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmiw.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmiw.d͡ʒjo/ [ˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmil.dju/ [ˈmiɫ.dju]

Noun

míldio m (plural míldios)

1. (phytopathology) disease-causing mildew, especially those that affect grapevines

Further reading

• “míldio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024