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peste

/ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim peste⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

noun

epidemia grave
grande número de casos de uma doença contagiosa, ao mesmo tempo
figuratively coisa funesta
figuratively coisa perniciosa
figuratively aquilo que corrompe
figuratively mau cheiro
figuratively pessoa má ou rabugenta

In English

pestilence any highly contagious epidemic disease
pest plague
plague specific disease "the Plague"

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"peste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/peste. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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peste. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/peste

Chicago

"peste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/peste.

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@misc{peste_2026,
  title = {peste},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/peste},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}