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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese enxoyto, from Latin exsūctus (with a change of prefix), past participle of exsūgō, from ex + sūgō. Compare Galician enxoito, Spanish enjuto, Catalan eixut, Italian asciutto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.to/
Adjective
enxuto (feminine enxuta, masculine plural enxutos, feminine plural enxutas)
- dry
- Synonym: seco
- Antonym: molhado
- withered, skinny
- Synonym: magro
- concise
- Synonyms: conciso, sucinto
See also
Participle
enxuto (short participle, feminine enxuta, masculine plural enxutos, feminine plural enxutas)
- past participle of enxugar