frígido

See also: frigido

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare the inherited doublet frio.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.du/ [ˈfɾi.ʒi.ðu]

Adjective

frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)

  1. cold; frigid (having a low temperature)
    Synonyms: frio, gelado
  2. cold (emotionally distant or unfeeling)
    Synonym: frio
  3. frigid (sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare the inherited doublet frío. Cognate with English frigid.

Adjective

frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)

  1. frigid

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