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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin stupidus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
estúpido (feminine estúpida, masculine plural estúpidos, feminine plural estúpidas)
- stupid
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
- rude
- overused, exaggerated
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stupidus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtupido/
- Rhymes: -upido
- Syllabification: es‧tú‧pi‧do
Adjective
estúpido (feminine estúpida, masculine plural estúpidos, feminine plural estúpidas)
- stupid
- Synonym: (vulgar) gilipollas
Usage notes
- Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree, zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in roughly that order, to estúpido and pendejo, which are the most offensive.
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