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. (microbiology) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)

Synonyms

• (whip): chicote, açoite, látego, relho, habena

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.