armado

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English

Noun

armado (plural armados or armadoes)

  1. Obsolete form of armada (“fleet of warships”).[1]
  2. (obsolete) A catfish of the genus Silurus.
    • 1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts of South America:
      The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large.
    • 1820, Samuel Hull Wilcocke, History & Description of the Republic of Buenos Ayres, page 481:
      The armado is a thick strong fish with a short body. It is about a foot in length, and generally weighs from four to six pounds. A small part of the belly is cartilaginous, except which the fish is covered with hard thick bone.

References

  1. ^ “armado”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese armado, from Latin armātus. By surface analysis, armar +‎ -ado. Compare Galician armado.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧do

Adjective

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. armed
    1. equipped with, or involving the use of, weapons
    2. (of a weapon, trap or other dangerous device) prepared for use
  2. erect (standing straight)
    Dizem que os porcos-espinhos conseguem deixar seus espinhos armados. ― They say that porcupines can make their quills erect.
    Tenho tantos redemoinhos que meu cabelo está sempre armado. ― I have so many cowlicks that my hair is always sticking up.
  3. (Brazil, of an event, game, etc.) staged, rigged (previously planned, thus not genuine)
    Acredito que essa briga foi armada. ― I believe that fight was staged.
    Synonym: combinado

Derived terms

Participle

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. past participle of armar

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin armātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈmado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: ar‧ma‧do

Adjective

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. armed

Derived terms

Participle

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. past participle of armar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armado.

Pronunciation

Adjective

armado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜓ)

  1. armed; provided with weapons
    Synonyms: may-armas, sandatahan

Further reading

  • “armado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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