Translation
pesticide
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Word origin
From Latin pestis ('plague, pest') and caedere ('to kill'), the same root that gives homicide.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pestis + caedere
- English cognates
- pest, homicide
Grammar
Examples
agricultores plantação.
Farmers use pesticide to protect the crop.
.
Many fruits contain pesticide residues.
legumes cultivados .
She prefers vegetables grown without pesticides.
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