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asco

asco

Portuguese

Noun

asco m (plural ascos)

  1. nausea (strong dislike or disgust)

Synonyms


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas.ko/

Etymology 1

From Latin eschăra (scab, scar), from Greek εσχαρα ‘hearth, brazier, scab’, cognate to English eschar, scurf.

Noun

asco m (plural ascos)

  1. disgust
  2. nausea

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Etymology 2

From New Latin ascus.

Noun

asco m (plural ascos)

  1. Alternative form of asca