ávido

See also: avido

Portuguese

Adjective

ávido m (feminine singular ávida, masculine plural ávidos, feminine plural ávidas, comparable)

1. eager (excited by desire in the pursuit of any object)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabido/, [ˈa.β̞i.ð̞o]

Adjective

ávido (feminine ávida, masculine plural ávidos, feminine plural ávidas)

1. eager, greedy
2. anxious

   Synonym: ansioso

Derived terms

• ávidamente
• avidez

Further reading

• “ávido” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.