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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hediondo (“stinking”), from Vulgar Latin *fētibundus, from Latin fēteō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈõ.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈd͡ʒjõ.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈõ.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈd͡ʒjõ.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈõ.do/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈd͡ʒjõ.do/
Adjective
hediondo (feminine hedionda, masculine plural hediondos, feminine plural hediondas)
- heinous
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hediondo
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fētibundus, from Latin fēteō, foeteō (“to have a bad smell, stink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈdjondo/
- Rhymes: -ondo
- Syllabification: he‧dion‧do
Adjective
hediondo (feminine hedionda, masculine plural hediondos, feminine plural hediondas)
- stinking
- Synonyms: apestoso, fétido, maloliente
2004, Sebastián Dates, “Planea la nieve”, in Lo ingenuos que somos, page 75:¿Cómo llegué hasta acá? ¿Cómo llegué a este pozo frío, sucio y hediondo? ¿Quiénes son estas personas que están conmigo? Personas que no conozco, de lugares que ni siquiera sabía que existían. Nunca creí que sería capaz de llegar hasta este sitio. Nunca pensé que lo lograría. Siempre creí que me quedaría en el camino, que no lo resistiría, que me enfermaría y me mandarían de vuelta a Buenos Aires. […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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