filariose
Portuguese, noun/fi.la.ɾiˈɔ.zi/
filariose is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “filariasis (disease caused by the infestation of the lymphatic system with nematodes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doença transmitida por mosquito aedes aegypti que causa inchaço nas pernas”.
What does filariose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefilariasis (disease caused by the infestation of the lymphatic system with nematodes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doença transmitida por mosquito aedes aegypti que causa inchaço nas pernas 2. elefantíase
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of filariose
- filarioses plural
- filaríase alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce filariose?
- Brazil /fi.la.ɾiˈɔ.zi/
- Brazil /fi.laˈɾjɔ.zi/
- Portugal /fi.lɐˈɾjɔ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to filariose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is filariose in Portuguese?
filariose appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).