cuidado

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese cuidado, coidado, from Latin cōgitātus.

PronunciationEdit

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

VerbEdit

cuidado

1. past participle of cuidar

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cuidar.

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. meditated, thought-out
2. planned

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cuidado.

InterjectionEdit

cuidado

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

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cuidado.

NounEdit

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

1. care, caution, precaution
2. fear

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cuidado.

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SpanishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• cuidao (eye dialect)

EtymologyEdit

Past participle of cuidar; corresponds to Latin cōgitātus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈdado/, [kwiˈðaðo]

InterjectionEdit

cuidado

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

NounEdit

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

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

Derived termsEdit

• cuidados paliativos
• cuidadoso
• de cuidado

Related termsEdit

• descuido

VerbEdit

cuidado

1. Past participle of cuidar.

Further readingEdit

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