lerdo
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See also: Lerdo
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ler‧do
Adjective[edit]
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (“slow; stupid”), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (“sallow, pale”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas)
- slow, sluggish, of animals
- dim-witted, oafish, inefficient
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “LERDO”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 358
Further reading[edit]
- “lerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾdo
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾdo/2 syllables
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