Italian

Noun

catarro m ‎(plural catarri)

1. (pathology) catarrh, phlegm
2. mucus

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• catarrho (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος ‎(katárrhoos).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈta.ʁu/

Noun

catarro m (plural catarros)

1. phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)

Synonyms

• escarro

Derived terms

• catarrinho (diminutive)
• catarrão (augmentative)
• catarral
• catarrento
• catarroso

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος ‎(katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”), from καταρρέω ‎(katarrhéō, “I flow down”), from κατά ‎(katá, “down”) + ῥέω ‎(rhéō, “I flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈta.ro/

Noun

catarro m ‎(plural catarros)

1. mucus
2. (pathology) catarrh

Derived terms

• catarroso