pródigo
See also: prodigo, prodigó, and prodigò
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to squander, waste; to use up, consume”), from prō- + agō (“to do, make, drive”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.d͡ʒi.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.d͡ʒi.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.di.ɡu/ [ˈpɾɔ.ði.ɣu]
Adjective
pródigo (feminine pródiga, masculine plural pródigos, feminine plural pródigas)
- prodigal
Related terms
- prodigalidade
Further reading
- “pródigo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to squander, waste; to use up, consume”), from prō- + agō (“to do, make, drive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾodiɡo/ [ˈpɾo.ð̞i.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -odiɡo
- Syllabification: pró‧di‧go
Adjective
pródigo (feminine pródiga, masculine plural pródigos, feminine plural pródigas)
- lavish, prodigal
Derived terms
- hijo pródigo
Related terms
- prodigalidad
Further reading
- “pródigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014