flagelo

See also: flageló

Portuguese

Noun

flagelo m (plural flagelos)

  1. scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people
  2. scourge (a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)
  3. bane, a cause of suffering or source of pain and anguish
  4. (microbiology) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin flagellum.

Noun

flagelo m (plural flagelos)

  1. A whip.
  2. (biology) flagellum
  3. calamity, sorrow, affliction
  4. disaster

Verb

flagelo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of flagelar.
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