porfiado

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Galician

Etymology

From porfiar +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈfjado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Hyphenation: por‧fia‧do

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

  1. past participle of porfiar

Adjective

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

  1. tenacious
    Synonym: tenaz
  2. stubborn
    Synonym: teimudo

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (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/

  • Hyphenation: por‧fi‧a‧do

Adjective

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

  1. tenacious; stubborn (unwilling to yield)
    Synonyms: tenaz, teimoso

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

  1. 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)

  1. stubborn, obstinate
    Synonyms: cabezadura, terco, testarudo

Derived terms

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

  1. past participle of porfiar

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