"placebo" meaning in Italian

See placebo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /plaˈt͡ʃɛ.bo/
Rhymes: -ɛbo Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō (“I will please”), the first-person singular future active indicative of placeō (“to please”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|it|la|placēbō||I will please}} Learned borrowing from Latin placēbō (“I will please”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} placebo m (invariable)
  1. (pharmacology, figurative) placebo Tags: figuratively, invariable, masculine Derived forms: effetto placebo
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