turbio
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin turbidus. Doublet of túrbido.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
turbio (feminine turbia, masculine plural turbios, feminine plural turbias)
- turbid, cloudy, murky, muddy
- (figuratively) murky (unclear)
- (figuratively) messy (e.g., a messy divorce)
- (figuratively) murky, shady, underhand, underhanded
- (colloquial) disturbing
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Further reading edit
- “turbio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Venetian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin turbidus. Compare Italian torbido.
Adjective edit
turbio (feminine singular turbia, masculine plural turbi, feminine plural turbie)