See also: tardío

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (slow; late; tardy). Compare Spanish tardío.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /taʁˈd͡ʒi.u/ [taɦˈd͡ʒi.u], /taʁˈd͡ʒiw/ [taɦˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /taɾˈd͡ʒi.u/, /taɾˈd͡ʒiw/ [taɾˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /taʁˈd͡ʒi.u/, /taʁˈd͡ʒiw/ [taʁˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taɻˈd͡ʒi.u/, /taɻˈd͡ʒiw/ [taɻˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: tar‧di‧o

Adjective edit

tardio (feminine tardia, masculine plural tardios, feminine plural tardias)

  1. belated (later in relation to the proper time)
    Synonyms: atrasado, serôdio, tarde
    Antonyms: cedo, precoce
  2. (botany, of a plant) which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan
    Synonym: serôdio
    Antonym: precoce
  3. slow (spread over a comparatively long time)
    Synonyms: demorado, lento, moroso, tardo
    Antonym: rápido
  4. slow (taking a long time to move)
    Synonyms: lento, moroso, vagaroso
    Antonyms: acelerado, rápido, veloz
  5. late (near the end of a period of time)
    Synonym: final
    Antonym: inicial

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