escanzelado

Portuguese

Etymology

Purportedly from es- +‎ cão +‎ -z- +‎ -l- +‎ -ado, originally meaning "skinny like a hungry dog".

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɐ̃.zeˈla.du/, /es.kɐ̃.zeˈla.du/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɐ̃.zeˈla.du/, /eʃ.kɐ̃.zeˈla.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɐ̃.zeˈla.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ̃.zɨˈla.du/ [(i)ʃ.kɐ̃.zɨˈla.ðu]

Adjective

escanzelado (feminine escanzelada, masculine plural escanzelados, feminine plural escanzeladas)

  1. (colloquial) very skinny
    Synonyms: magrinho, chupado, esquelético

References

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