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Italian
Etymology
From Latin macilentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃiˈlɛn.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛnto
- Hyphenation: ma‧ci‧lèn‧to
Adjective
macilento (feminine macilenta, masculine plural macilenti, feminine plural macilente)
- haggard, emaciated, gaunt, scrawny, sickly
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Latin
Adjective
macilentō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of macilentus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin macilentus.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ci‧len‧to
Adjective
macilento (feminine macilenta, masculine plural macilentos, feminine plural macilentas)
- haggard, emaciated, gaunt, scrawny, sickly
- Synonyms: descarnado, esquelético
- pale, without color
- Synonyms: pálido, descorado
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin macilentus.
Adjective
macilento (feminine macilenta, masculine plural macilentos, feminine plural macilentas)
- haggard, emaciated, gaunt, scrawny, sickly
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