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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.two/
- Rhymes: -atwu
- Hyphenation: fá‧tu‧o
Adjective
fátuo (feminine fátua, masculine plural fátuos, feminine plural fátuas)
- dull; foolish
- Synonyms: estúpido, imbecil, idiota