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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare the inherited doublet frio.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)
- cold; frigid (having a low temperature)
- Synonyms: frio, gelado
- cold (emotionally distant or unfeeling)
- Synonym: frio
- frigid (sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare the inherited doublet frío. Cognate with English frigid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɾixido/
- Rhymes: -ixido
- Syllabification: frí‧gi‧do
Adjective
frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)
- frigid
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