lerdo
See also: Lerdo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ler‧do
Adjective edit
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (“slow; stupid”), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (“sallow, pale”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas)
- slow, sluggish, of animals
- dim-witted, oafish, inefficient
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “LERDO”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 358
Further reading edit
- “lerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014