férreo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ferreus (“made of iron; like or pertaining to iron”).

Adjective

férreo m (feminine férrea plural férreos feminine plural férreas; comparable)

1. Made of or containing the properties of iron.
2. Persistent, being determined; tenacious.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferreus (“made of iron; hard; rigid”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fé‧rre‧o

Adjective

férreo m (feminine férrea, masculine plural férreos, feminine plural férreas)

1. Made of or containing the properties of iron.
2. Persistent, being determined; tenacious.
3. Powerful or hard.
4. (archaeology) From the Iron Age.

Derived terms

• línea férrea
• vía férrea