delgado

delgado

See also: Delgado

Asturian

Adjective

delgado

1. neuter of delgáu

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese delgado, from Latin dēlicātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [delˈɣaðʊ]

Adjective

delgado m (feminine singular delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas)

1. thin
   • 1448, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 295:

     viinte e duas maranas de fiado delgado et seys bincos de prata

     twenty two skeins of thin yarn and six silver earrings

2. slender, slim
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 123:

     Et guareçeu daquela gordura et tornou a seer delgado como outro ome que delgado [fos]se.

     And he healed of said obesity and came back to be slim as another man who is slim

3. (dated) fine, delicate

Derived terms

• Delgado

References

• “delgado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “delgado” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “delgado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “delgado” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “delgado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese delgado, from Latin dēlicātus. Compare delicado, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.du/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.du/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.do/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛlˈɡa.du/ [dɛɫˈɣa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: del‧ga‧do

Adjective

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas, comparable, comparative maisdelgado, superlative o maisdelgado or delgadíssimo, diminutive delgadinho)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonyms: esguio, fino

   Antonyms: espesso, grosso

2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

   Synonyms: esbelto, fino, magro

   Antonyms: gordo, obeso

3. (of a tube) having a small diameter
4. (of clouds, fog, mist, etc) sparse (not dense)

   Synonyms: esparso, ralo

   Antonyms: denso, espesso

Derived terms

• Delgado
• intestino delgado

Related terms

• adelgaçar
• delgadamente
• delgadez
• delgadeza
• delicadeza
• delicado

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēlicātus and doublet of delicado. Compare also English delicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delˈɡado/ [d̪elˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: del‧ga‧do

Adjective

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas, superlative delgadísimo)

1. thin, skinny

   Synonyms: esbelto, flaco

   Antonym: gordo

Derived terms

• Delgado
• intestino delgado

 

Further reading

• “delgado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014