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cuidado

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuidado, coidado, from Latin cōgitātus.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kujˈda.du/ [kuɪ̯ˈda.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kujˈda.do/ [kuɪ̯ˈda.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kujˈda.du/ [kujˈða.ðu], /kwiˈda.du/ [kwiˈða.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: cui‧da‧do

Adjective edit

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. meditated, thought-out
  2. planned

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Interjection edit

cuidado

  1. watch out!
  2. beware!
  3. be careful!

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Noun edit

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

  1. care, caution, precaution
  2. fear

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Participle edit

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. past participle of cuidar

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidar.

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Past participle of cuidar; corresponds to Latin cōgitātus.

The Philippine sense is a calque of Tagalog bahala, as in the expressions bahala ka, ako bahala, ikaw bahala, etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kwiˈdado/ [kwiˈð̞a.ð̞o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: cui‧da‧do

Interjection edit

cuidado

  1. watch out!
  2. beware!
  3. be careful!

Noun edit

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

  1. care (close attention; concern)
  2. care (maintenance, upkeep)
  3. care (the treatment of those in need)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Adjective edit

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. (Philippines) answerable; accountable; responsible[1][2]
    yo cuidado
    I'll take care of it. / I am accountable.
    tú cuidado
    It's up to you. / You are responsible.

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. past participle of cuidar

References edit

  1. ^ Lipski, John M. (1987 June) “Contemporary Philippine Spanish: Comments on Vestigial Usage”, in Philippine Journal of Linguistics‎[1], volume 18, number 1, page 45
  2. ^ de los Reyes, Manuel (1937) Prontuario de Palabras Y Frases Mal Empleadas en Filipinas‎[2]

Further reading edit

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