cándido

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See also: candido, Candido, candidò, cândido, and Cándido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candĭdus; compare English candid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkandido/
  • Rhymes: -andido
  • Syllabification: cán‧di‧do

Adjective

cándido (feminine cándida, masculine plural cándidos, feminine plural cándidas)

  1. straightforward
    Synonyms: franco, sencillo
  2. naive
    Synonym: ingenuo

Usage notes

  • Cándido is a false friend, and does not mean “candid” in the sense of "honestly frank". The word for “candid” in Spanish would be franco or sincero.

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