pudico

See also: púdico

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pudīcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈdi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: pu‧dì‧co
• (colloquial, proscribed) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.di.ko/
  • Rhymes: -udiko
  • Hyphenation: pù‧di‧co

Adjective

pudico (feminine pudica, masculine plural pudichi or (colloquial, proscribed) pudici, feminine plural pudiche)

1. modest

Derived terms

• pudicamente

Related terms

• pudicizia
• pudore

Further reading

• pudico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

pudīcō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pudīcus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• púdico (misspelling and mispronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pudīcus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈd͡ʒi.ku/, (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.d͡ʒi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈd͡ʒi.ku/, (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.d͡ʒi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈd͡ʒi.ko/, (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.d͡ʒi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈdi.ku/ [puˈði.ku], (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.di.ku/ [ˈpu.ði.ku]

• Hyphenation: pu‧di‧co

Adjective

pudico (feminine pudica, masculine plural pudicos, feminine plural pudicas)

1. easily ashamed

   Antonym: impudico

2. prudish (easily offended or shocked)

Synonyms

• pudente
• pudibundo
• pudoroso
• recatado

Related terms

• pudicícia

Noun

pudico m (plural pudicos, feminine pudica, feminine plural pudicas)

1. prude (a person who is or tries to be excessively proper)

Further reading

• “pudico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025