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Portuguese
Etymology
Purportedly from es- + cão + -z- + -l- + -ado, originally meaning "skinny like a hungry dog".
Pronunciation
Adjective
escanzelado (feminine escanzelada, masculine plural escanzelados, feminine plural escanzeladas)
- (colloquial) very skinny
- Synonyms: magrinho, chupado, esquelético
References
- “escanzelado”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “escanzelado”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “escanzelado”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “escanzelado” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “escanzelado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024