rijo

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See also: Rijo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒu/

Adjective

rijo (feminine rija, masculine plural rijos, feminine plural rijas)

hard, tough, stiff, wiry

Derived terms

rijamente

Further reading

“rijo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrixo/
Rhymes: -ixo
Syllabification: ri‧jo

Etymology 1

From rija (“quarrel”).

Noun

rijo m (plural rijos)

lust

Etymology 2

Verb

rijo

first-person singular present indicative of regir

Further reading

“rijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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