Etymology

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Borrowed from English pruritus, French prurit m, Italian prurito m, Spanish prurito m, ultimately from Latin prūrītus m (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pru.ˈri.to/, /pɾu.ˈɾi.tɔ/

Noun

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prurito (plural pruriti)

  1. itch, itching
  2. (medicine) pruritus

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prūrītus m (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pruˈri.to/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: pru‧rì‧to

Noun

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prurito m (plural pruriti)

  1. itch (all senses)
  2. (pathology) pruritus

Descendants

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  • Ido: prurito

Further reading

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  • prurito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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prūrītō

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of prūriō

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin prurītus m (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾuˈɾito/ [pɾuˈɾi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pru‧ri‧to

Noun

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prurito m (plural pruritos)

  1. (pathology, dated) pruritus, itching
    Synonym: picor m
  2. perfectionism
  3. desire; fancy; itching
    tener el prurito de hacer algo
    to be itching to do something
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los trabajos y los días”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Tenía el prurito del movimiento, era un goloso visual, entraba en éxtasis frente a la mercadería por el dinero que representaba.
      He had a fancy for movement, was a visual glutton, and got delighted at the sight of the merchandise due to the money it represented.
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Descendants

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Further reading

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