purgativo
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== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin pūrgātīvus, from pūrgāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pur.ɡaˈti.vo/
Rhymes: -ivo
Hyphenation: pur‧ga‧tì‧vo
=== Adjective ===
purgativo (feminine purgativa, masculine plural purgativi, feminine plural purgative)
(medicine) purgative
=== Noun ===
purgativo m (plural purgativi)
(pharmacology) purgative
Synonym: purgante
==== Related terms ====
purgare
=== Further reading ===
purgativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
purgativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
purgativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
purgatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
purgativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
purgativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [puːr.ɡaːˈtiː.woː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pur.ɡaˈtiː.vo]
=== Adjective ===
pūrgātīvō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pūrgātīvus
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin pūrgātīvus. By surface analysis, purgar + -tivo.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ivu
Hyphenation: pur‧ga‧ti‧vo
=== Adjective ===
purgativo (feminine purgativa, masculine plural purgativos, feminine plural purgativas)
synonym of purgante
=== Noun ===
purgativo m (plural purgativos)
(pharmacology) synonym of laxante
=== Further reading ===
“purgativo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“purgativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“purgativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“purgativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“purgativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“purgativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin pūrgātīvus, from pūrgāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /puɾɡaˈtibo/ [puɾ.ɣ̞aˈt̪i.β̞o]
Rhymes: -ibo
Syllabification: pur‧ga‧ti‧vo
=== Adjective ===
purgativo (feminine purgativa, masculine plural purgativos, feminine plural purgativas)
purgative
=== Further reading ===
“purgativo”, 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