acupunturista

Portuguese

Etymology

From acupuntura +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.pũ.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/

Noun

acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)

1. acupuncturist (professional engaged in the practice of acupuncture)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acupunturista.

Further reading

• “acupunturista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From acupuntura +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupuntuˈɾista/ [a.ku.pũn̪.t̪uˈɾis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ris‧ta

Noun

acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)

1. acupuncturist

   Synonym: acupuntor

Further reading

• “acupunturista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28