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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjarabe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /xaˈɾabe/
"El niño se tomó el jarabe sin protestar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medicinal preparation in liquid form, typically administered orally, such as a syrup, suspension, or elixir.
"The pediatrician prescribed a sweet liquid medicine to help the toddler swallow the antibiotic easily." - 2
Any fluid pharmaceutical substance intended for treatment or relief of symptoms.
"She measured the exact dosage of the liquid medicine using a small plastic cup."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'liquid' (derived from the Latin 'liquidus', meaning fluid or flowing, from 'liquere' to be fluid) and 'medicine' (from Latin 'medicina', from 'medicus' physician). Together in modern English, it denotes a pharmaceutical preparation in a fluid dosage form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Liquid medicine" is said worldwide
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sirop
Transliteration: /si.ʁo/
"Le médecin lui a prescrit un sirop pour sa toux."
Flüssigmedizin
Transliteration: /ˈflʏsɪçmɛdiˌtsiːn/
"Das Kind muss die Flüssigmedizin dreimal täglich einnehmen."
medicinale liquido
Transliteration: /medi.tʃiˈna.le ˈli.kwi.do/
"Il medico ha consigliato un medicinale liquido per abbassare la febbre."
jarabe
Transliteration: /xaˈɾabe/
"El niño se tomó el jarabe sin protestar."
remédio líquido
Transliteration: /ʁeˈmɛdju ˈlikwidu/
"O pediatra receitou um remédio líquido para a tosse."
तरल दवा
Transliteration: taral davā
"डॉक्टर ने बच्चे को तरल दवा दी।"
药水
Transliteration: yào shuǐ
"医生给我开了一瓶止咳药水。"
물약
Transliteration: mulyak
"의사는 아이에게 먹일 물약을 처방해 주었다."
液体薬
Transliteration: ekitai-guri
"この液体薬は苦くないので飲みやすいです。"
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