sisudo

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sisudo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): from siso (judgement) +‎ -udo. Compare Spanish sesudo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sisudo (feminine sisuda, masculine plural sisudos, feminine plural sisudas)

  1. advised; prudent; judicious
    • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 85:
      Ulixas, segundo vos dixe, era moy entendido et sesudo et moy avisado
      Ulysses, as I told you, was very wise and judicious and very prudent
    Synonyms: prudente, xuízoso

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From siso (sense, judgment) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: si‧su‧do

Adjective

sisudo (feminine sisuda, masculine plural sisudos, feminine plural sisudas, comparable)

  1. serious
    Synonyms: sério, grave
    • 1927, Humberto de Campos, “XLIII”, in O Brasil anedótico:
      Ao contrário do que se pode concluir das suas máximas, o marquês de Maricá não era um homem sisudo, grave, conceituoso, na palestra. Gostava de pilheriar com finura, tendo deixado, nesse terreno, alguns ditos interessantes.
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Noun

sisudo m (plural sisudos, feminine sisuda, feminine plural sisudas)

  1. serious person