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Verb
blando
- first-person singular present indicative of blandar
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin blandus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblan.do/
- Rhymes: -ando
- Hyphenation: blàn‧do
Adjective
blando (feminine blanda, masculine plural blandi, feminine plural blande)
- mild
- weak
- bland
Derived terms
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Further reading
- blando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin blandus.
Adjective
blando (Latin spelling, feminine blanda)
- soft, tender
Latin
Adjective
blandō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of blandus
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblando/
- Rhymes: -ando
- Syllabification: blan‧do
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin blandus (“pleasant, flattering”).
Adjective
blando (feminine blanda, masculine plural blandos, feminine plural blandas)
- soft
- Antonym: duro
- bland
- flabby
- cowardly
- (music) flat
- (pornography) softcore
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
blando
- first-person singular present indicative of blandir
Further reading