aguado

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Macanese

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Etymology

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Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ-ado.

Adjective

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aguado

  1. diluted in water
  2. liquefied

Usage notes

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  • Not to be confused with aguando, the participle of aguâ (to fly).

References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From aguar (to water).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do

Adjective

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aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)

  1. diluted in water
  2. watery (having too much water)
    sopa aguadawatery soup
  3. (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
  4. (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful
    Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado
  5. expressionless
    Synonym: inexpressivo
    cor aguadaexpressionless colour
    sorriso aguadoexpressionless smile
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Participle

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aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

  1. past participle of aguar

See also

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From aguar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡwado/ [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧gua‧do

Adjective

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aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

  1. watery
    Synonym: acuoso
    Antonym: seco
  2. with broth (a stew)
    Synonym: caldado
    Antonym: seco
    platillo aguadosaucer/pan with water or with broth
  3. flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)
    Synonym: flácido
    Antonym: rígido
  4. boring
    Synonym: aburrido
    Antonyms: (Mexico) divertido, chido
  5. (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)

Derived terms

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Participle

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aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

  1. past participle of aguar

Further reading

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