rubéola
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Vulgar Latin *rubeolum, from rubellus (“reddish”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: ru‧bé‧o‧la
=== Noun ===
rubéola f (uncountable)
rubella (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract)
Synonym: sarampo alemão
==== Usage notes ====
False friend of English rubeola
==== Related terms ====
rubéolo
rubro
=== Adjective ===
rubéola
feminine singular of rubéolo
=== Further reading ===
“rubéola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“rubéola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
rubeola, rubiola (Cuba, Dominican Rep.)
=== Etymology ===
From Latin rubeus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ruˈbeola/ [ruˈβ̞e.o.la]
Rhymes: -eola
Syllabification: ru‧bé‧o‧la
=== Noun ===
rubéola f (plural rubéolas)
rubella
=== Further reading ===
“rubéola”, 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