aguado
See also: Aguado
Macanese
Etymology
Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ + -do.
Portuguese
Etymology
From aguar (“to water”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwa.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwa.du/ [ɐˈɣwa.ðu]
- Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do
Adjective
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)
- diluted in water
- watery (having too much water)
- sopa aguada ― watery soup
- (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
- (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful
- Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado
- expressionless
- Synonym: inexpressivo
- cor aguada ― expressionless colour
- sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile
Participle
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
See also
Spanish
Etymology
From aguar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡwado/ [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧do
Adjective
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
Derived terms
- aguadar
- aguadito
Participle
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
Further reading
- “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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