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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin āridus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)
- arid (very dry)
Derived terms
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āridus (“arid”), from āreō (“to be dry”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)
- arid (very dry)
- Synonyms: ressecado, ressequido, seco, sequíssimo
- Antonyms: molhado, úmido
- (climatology) arid (describing a very dry climate)
- Synonym: seco
- Antonym: úmido
- (agriculture, of soil or a location) unsuitable for agriculture
- Synonyms: estéril, improdutivo, infértil
- Antonyms: fértil, produtivo
- cold; not affected by emotion
- Synonyms: duro, frio, insensível
- Antonym: sensível
- boring; dull; tedious
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:monótono
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:monótono
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āridus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)
- arid, dry
- Synonym: seco
Derived terms
Further reading