panaceia

See also: panacéia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin panacēa, Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.naˈsɛj.ɐ/ [pa.naˈsɛɪ̯.ɐ], /pɐ.naˈsɛj.ɐ/ [pɐ.naˈsɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.naˈsɛj.a/ [pa.naˈsɛɪ̯.a], /pɐ.naˈsɛj.a/ [pɐ.naˈsɛɪ̯.a]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛjɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧na‧cei‧a

Noun

panaceia f (plural panaceias)

  1. panacea (remedy believed to cure all disease)
    Synonym: cura-tudo
  2. (figurative) panacea (solution to all problems)

Further reading

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