catarro
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kəˈta.ru]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəˈta.ro]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈta.ro]
=== Noun ===
catarro m (plural catarros)
cold, catarrh
whooping cough
==== Synonyms ====
(cold): refredat
(whooping cough): tos ferina
==== Derived terms ====
catarral
catarrós
=== Further reading ===
“catarro”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”).
=== Noun ===
catarro m (plural catarri)
(pathology) catarrh, phlegm
mucus
==== Derived terms ====
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
catarrho (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos).
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aʁu
=== Noun ===
catarro m (plural catarros)
phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)
Synonym: escarro
==== Derived terms ====
catarrinho (diminutive)
catarrão (augmentative)
catarral
catarrento
catarroso
=== Further reading ===
“catarro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“catarro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈtaro/ [kaˈt̪a.ro]
Rhymes: -aro
Syllabification: ca‧ta‧rro
=== Noun ===
catarro m (plural catarros)
(illness) cold
mucus
(pathology) catarrh
==== Derived terms ====
==== Further reading ====
“catarro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025