podrido

Spanish

Etymology

From Spanish pudrir, from Latin putrere (whence English putrid). Piecewise doublet of pútrido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈdɾido/ [poˈð̞ɾi.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: po‧dri‧do

Adjective

podrido (feminine podrida, masculine plural podridos, feminine plural podridas)

1. rotten, spoiled, addled
2. rotted, putrid, decayed, putrified

Derived terms

• huevo podrido (“rotten egg; bad egg”)
• manzana podrida
• olla podrida

 

Participle

podrido (feminine podrida, masculine plural podridos, feminine plural podridas)

1. past participle of pudrir

Related terms

• pudrir
• putrefacto

 

Further reading

• “podrido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16