adecuado

Spanish

Alternative forms

• adequado (obsolete)

Etymology

Past participle of adecuar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeˈkwado/ [a.ð̞eˈkwa.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧de‧cua‧do

Adjective

adecuado (feminine adecuada, masculine plural adecuados, feminine plural adecuadas)

1. adequate
2. appropriate, suitable

   Synonyms: apropiado, indicado

Derived terms

• adecuadamente
• inadecuado

 

Participle

adecuado (feminine adecuada, masculine plural adecuados, feminine plural adecuadas)

1. past participle of adecuar

Further reading

• “adecuado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16