lerdo

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ler‧do

Adjective

lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable)

  1. slow
    Synonyms: devagar, lento, vagaroso
  2. (by extension) stupid
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (slow; stupid), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (sallow, pale).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɾdo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾdo
  • Syllabification: ler‧do

Adjective

lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas)

  1. slow, sluggish, of animals
  2. dim-witted, oafish, inefficient

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “LERDO”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 358

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