curativo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin curativus. By surface analysis, curare +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.raˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: cu‧ra‧tì‧vo

Adjective

curativo (feminine curativa, masculine plural curativi, feminine plural curative)

1. curative, healing

Related terms

• cura
• curare

Further reading

• curativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• curativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• curativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• curativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• curativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• curativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• vuotarci

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cūrātīvus. By surface analysis, curar +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐˈti.bu/ [ku.ɾɐˈti.βu]

• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: cu‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

curativo (feminine curativa, masculine plural curativos, feminine plural curativas)

1. curative (having the ability to cure)

Noun

curativo m (plural curativos)

1. bandage, medicine or cataplasm placed on a wound

Further reading

• “curativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “curativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “curativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “curativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “curativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin curativus. By surface analysis, curar +‎ -t- +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾaˈtibo/ [ku.ɾaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: cu‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

curativo (feminine curativa, masculine plural curativos, feminine plural curativas)

1. curative, healing

Derived terms

• violación curativa

 

Related terms

• curar

 

Further reading

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