paroxismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾokˈsiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾokˈsiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾokˈsiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾokˈsiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɔˈksiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧xis‧mo

Noun

paroxismo m (plural paroxismos)

1. paroxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)
2. paroxysm (a sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit)

Derived terms

• paroxísmico
• paroxístico

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾoɡˈsismo/ [pa.ɾoɣ̞ˈsiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: pa‧ro‧xis‧mo

Noun

paroxismo m (plural paroxismos)

1. paroxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)
2. paroxysm (a sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit)

Derived terms

• paroxismal
• paroxístico

 

Further reading

• “paroxismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28