cefaleia

See also: cefaléia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cefaléia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French céphalée, from Latin cephalaea.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.faˈlɛj.ɐ/ [se.faˈlɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.faˈlɛj.a/ [se.faˈlɛɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.fɐˈlɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.fɐˈlej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.fɐˈlej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.fɐˈle.ɐ/

Hyphenation: ce‧fa‧lei‧a

Noun

cefaleia f (plural cefaleias)

(medicine) headache
Synonym: dor de cabeça

Further reading

“cefaleia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cefaleia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026