leproso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin leprōsus. Doublet of lebbroso.

Adjective

leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosi, feminine plural leprose)

1. (pathology) leprous (relating to the disease leprosy)

Anagrams

• esploro, esplorò, esporlo, porselo, presolo

Latin

Adjective

leprōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of leprōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leprōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈpɾo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈpɾo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈpɾo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈpɾo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: le‧pro‧so

Adjective

leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosos, feminine plural leprosas, metaphonic)

1. (pathology) leprous (suffering from leprosy)

Related terms

• lepra

Noun

leproso m (plural leprosos, feminine leprosa, feminine plural leprosas, metaphonic)

1. leper (person who has leprosy)

Further reading

• “leproso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin leprōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈpɾoso/ [leˈpɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: le‧pro‧so

Adjective

leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosos, feminine plural leprosas)

1. (pathology) leprous

Related terms

• lepra

Further reading

• “leproso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024