talidomida
Portuguese, noun/ta.li.doˈmi.dɐ/
talidomida is spelled T-A-L-I-D-O-M-I-D-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Talidomida is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “thalidomide (immunomodulatory drug)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância usualmente utilizada como medicamento sedativo, anti-inflamatório e hipnótico”.
What does talidomida mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethalidomide (immunomodulatory drug)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância usualmente utilizada como medicamento sedativo, anti-inflamatório e hipnótico
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 talidomida
- talidomidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce talidomida?
- Brazil /ta.li.doˈmi.dɐ/
- Portugal /tɐ.li.duˈmi.dɐ/
- Portugal [tɐ.li.ðuˈmi.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to talidomida
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is talidomida in Portuguese?
talidomida appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).