nervudo

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Spanish

Etymology

From nervio +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neɾˈbudo/
  • Rhymes: -udo
  • Syllabification: ner‧vu‧do

Adjective

nervudo (feminine nervuda, masculine plural nervudos, feminine plural nervudas)

  1. (of a person) wiry, sinewy
    • 2016 October 5, “Mario Almada, una vida en el cine: desde "La banda del carro rojo" hasta "La Jaula de Oro"”, in La Prensa:
      Mario Almada le hacía tanto al villano como al héroe con el aire viril y cansado del que lo ha vivido todo, pero es que para eso le ayudaba su estatura, su cuerpo delgado y nervudo, su rostro curtido y arrugado y las pequeñas ranuras de sus ojos que podían expresar tanto simpatía como amenaza, y a veces las dos cosas a la vez.
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  2. tough, robust

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