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Galician
Etymology
From porfiar.
Pronunciation
Participle
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- past participle of porfiar
Adjective
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- tenacious
- Synonym: tenaz
- stubborn
- Synonym: teimudo
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “porfiado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porfiado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “porfiado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈfja.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻ.fiˈa.do/ , (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈfja.do/
Adjective
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- tenacious; stubborn (unwilling to yield)
- Synonyms: tenaz, teimoso
Participle
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- past participle of porfiar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾˈfjado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: por‧fia‧do
Adjective
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- stubborn, obstinate
- Synonyms: cabezadura, terco, testarudo
Derived terms
Participle
porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)
- past participle of porfiar
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