aguado
See also: Aguado
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ + -do.
Adjective edit
aguado
Usage notes edit
References edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From aguar (“to water”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do
Adjective edit
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)
- diluted in water
- watery (having too much water)
- sopa aguada ― watery soup
- (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
- (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful
- Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado
- expressionless
- Synonym: inexpressivo
- cor aguada ― expressionless colour
- sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile
Related terms edit
Participle edit
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
See also edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From aguar.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- watery
- with broth (a stew)
- flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)
- boring
- (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)
Derived terms edit
Participle edit
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
Further reading edit
- “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014