coronavírus

Portuguese

Etymology

From English coronavirus.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˌɾo.naˈvi.ɾus/

Noun

coronavírus m (invariable)

  1. (virology) coronavirus (a member of the genus Coronavirus)
  2. (in particular) coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that caused the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “coronavírus” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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