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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Adjective
ávido (feminine ávida, masculine plural ávidos, feminine plural ávidas)
- avid, eager
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Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin avidus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -avidu
- Hyphenation: á‧vi‧do
Adjective
ávido (feminine ávida, masculine plural ávidos, feminine plural ávidas)
- eager (excited by desire in the pursuit of any object)
1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A tia Izabel [Aunt Izabel]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 174:A solteirona é pretenciosa, presumida, avida de attrahir a attenção.- The single woman is pretentious, presumptuous, eager to attract attention.
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ávido (feminine ávida, masculine plural ávidos, feminine plural ávidas)
- avid, keen, eager
- greedy
- Synonym: avido
- anxious
- Synonym: ansioso
Derived terms
Further reading