delikado

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [d̪e.l̪iˈka.d̪o]

Adjective

delikádo

  1. delicate
    Synonym: pino
  2. dangerous
    Synonyms: peligroso, alaman

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [d̪ɪ.l̪ɪˈka.d̪ɔ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Adjective

delikado

  1. dangerous, risky
    Synonym: peligroso

Etymology 2

Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“it's risky to be gay”).

Adjective

delikado

  1. (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)

Interjection

delikado

  1. (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)

Usage notes

  • Used as a response to a straight male friend's appreciation of another man's attractive physical appearance.

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [de.liˈka.do]
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do

Adjective

delikado

  1. weak; sickly
  2. frail

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • dilikado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [dɛ.lɪˈxa.do]
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do

Adjective

delikado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)

  1. dangerous; risky
    Synonyms: mapanganib, peligroso, (slang) deliks
  2. serious; grave
    Synonyms: malubha, malala
  3. fastidious; choosy; prudish
    Synonyms: maselang, pihikan, pilian

Derived terms

  • deliks
  • kadelikaduhan
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