Portuguese

Alternative forms

• palliativo (obsolete)

Adjective

paliativo m ‎(feminine singular paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas, comparable)

1. (medicine) palliative (reducing progression and relieving symptoms)

Noun

paliativo m (plural paliativos)

1. (medicine) a palliative medicine

Spanish

Etymology

Paliar ‎(“to palliate”) +‎ -t- ‎(“-ive”) +‎ -ivo, from Medieval Latin palliare ‎(“to cloak”), from Latin pallium ‎(“a cloak”).

Adjective

paliativo m ‎(feminine singular paliativa, masculine plural paliativos, feminine plural paliativas)

1. (medicine) palliative

Noun

paliativo m ‎(plural paliativos)

1. (medicine) palliative