aguado
See also: Aguado
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]
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
- cor aguada ― expressionless colour
- sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile
- Synonym: inexpressivo
Related terms
- água
- aguamento
- aguar
- desaguar
Participle
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
See also
- molhado
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)
- watery
- Synonym: acuoso
- Antonym: seco
- with broth (a stew)
- platillo aguado ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: caldado
- Antonym: seco
- flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)
- Synonym: flácido
- Antonym: rígido
- boring
- Synonym: aburrido
- Antonyms: (Mexico) divertido, chido
- (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)
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