náusea

See also: nausea and nàusea

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nausea, nausia, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “seasickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.ze.ɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.ze.ɐ], /ˈnaw.zi.ɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnaw.zjɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.zjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.ze.ɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.ze.ɐ], /ˈnaw.zi.ɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnaw.zjɐ/ [ˈnaʊ̯.zjɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.ze.a/ [ˈnaʊ̯.ze.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.zjɐ/

Noun

náusea f (plural náuseas)

1. nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit)

   Synonym: enjoo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nausea, nausia, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “seasickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnausea/ [ˈnau̯.se.a]

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• Rhymes: -ausea
• Syllabification: náu‧se‧a

Noun

náusea f (plural náuseas)

1. nausea

   sentir náuseas ― to feel sick

   tener náuseas ― to be sick

2. repugnance, disgust

   dar náuseas ― to disgust

Derived terms

• hasta la náusea

 

Further reading

• “náusea”, 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