aguado
See also: Aguado
Macanese
Etymology
Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ + -ado.
Adjective
aguado
Usage notes
References
Portuguese
Etymology
From aguar (“to water”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwa.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwa.du/ [ɐˈɣwa.ðu]
- Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do
Adjective
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)
- diluted in water
- watery (having too much water)
- sopa aguada ― watery soup
- (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
- (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful
- Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado
- expressionless
- Synonym: inexpressivo
- cor aguada ― expressionless colour
- sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile
Related terms
Participle
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡwado/ [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧do
Adjective
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- watery
- with broth (a stew)
- Synonym: caldado
- Antonym: seco
- platillo aguado ― saucer/pan with water or with broth
- flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)
- boring
- (slang) effeminate or gay.
- 1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 16:
- My friends at school knew before I did that I was queer. I was aguado, physically soft and emotionally passive, and was patently aroused in the locker room.
- 2024 October 4, @3cua70ri4n0, Twitter[1]:
- Si eres hombre y te gustan los hombres disfrazados de mujer y puestos un par de prótesis en el pecho simulando mamas femeninas, ERES UN MARICÓN, HOMOSEXUAL, GAY, VIRADO, AGUADO, VOLTEADO o como quieras llamarlo. Así de simple.
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- (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)
- Synonym: revenido
Derived terms
- aguadar
- aguadito
Participle
aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)
- past participle of aguar
Further reading
- “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024