lerdo

See also: Lerdo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈleʁ.du/ [ˈleɦ.du], /ˈlɛʁ.du/ [ˈlɛɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈleʁ.du/ [ˈleɦ.du], /ˈlɛʁ.du/ [ˈlɛɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈleɾ.du/, /ˈlɛɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈleʁ.du/, /ˈlɛʁ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈleɻ.do/, /ˈlɛɻ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈleɾ.du/ [ˈleɾ.ðu], /ˈlɛɾ.du/ [ˈlɛɾ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ler‧do

Adjective

lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable)

1. slow

   Synonyms: devagar, lento, vagaroso

2. (by extension) stupid

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (“slow; stupid”), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (“sallow, pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɾdo/ [ˈleɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾdo
• Syllabification: ler‧do

Adjective

lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas)

1. slow, sluggish, of animals
2. dim-witted, oafish, inefficient

Derived terms

• lerdamente
• ni lerdo ni perezoso

 

Further reading

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