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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lessive, from Latin lixīva, from lixīvus (made into lye), by ellipsis of the phrase aqua lixīva. Compare Italian lisciva, Spanish lejía, Romanian leșie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [leˈsivo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: le‧si‧vo

Noun

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lesivo (uncountable, accusative lesivon)

  1. washing solution, detergent

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Italian

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Etymology

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From leso (damaged”, “injured) +‎ -ivo (-ive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: le‧sì‧vo

Adjective

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lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivi, feminine plural lesive) [with di]

  1. detrimental or damaging (to); injurious

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Further reading

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

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From leso +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: le‧si‧vo

Adjective

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lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivos, feminine plural lesivas)

  1. harmful or damaging (to); injurious; detrimental
    Synonyms: nocivo, prejudicial, ruim
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From leso +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈsibo/ [leˈsi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: le‧si‧vo

Adjective

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lesivo (feminine lesiva, masculine plural lesivos, feminine plural lesivas)

  1. harmful or damaging (to)
    Synonym: perjudicial
  2. injurious
    Synonym: injurioso
  3. detrimental
    Synonym: detrimental

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