cuidado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cuidado, coidado, from Latin cōgitātus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuj.ˈða.ðu/, /kwi.ˈða.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuj.ˈda.du/
• Hyphenation: cui‧da‧do

Adjective

cuidado m (feminine singular cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas, comparable)

1. meditated, thought-out
2. planned

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Interjection

cuidado

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Noun

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

1. care, caution, precaution
2. fear

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Verb

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

1. masculine singular past participle of cuidar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidar.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• cuidao (eye dialect)

Etymology

Past participle of cuidar; corresponds to Latin cōgitātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈdado/, [kwiˈðaðo]
• Hyphenation: cui‧da‧do

Interjection

cuidado

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

Noun

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

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

Derived terms

• bien cuidado
• cuidadoso
• cuidados paliativos
• de cuidado
• tener cuidado
• tener sin cuidado
• traer sin cuidado

 

Related terms

• descuido

Verb

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

1. Masculine singular past participle of cuidar.

Further reading

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