fuerte
See also: Fuerte
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin fortis, fortem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
Adjective
fuerte (epicene, plural fuertes)
Related terms
Noun
fuerte m (plural fuertes)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin fortem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare English forte ("a strength").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfweɾte/ [ˈfweɾ.t̪e]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾte
- Syllabification: fuer‧te
Adjective
fuerte m or f (masculine and feminine plural fuertes, superlative fortísimo or fuertísimo)
Derived terms
Adverb
fuerte
Noun
fuerte m (plural fuertes) (diminutive fuertecito)
- fort, stronghold
- strong point, forte, strength
- (colloquial, Chile, Ecuador) booze
- Synonym: trago
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Further reading
- “fuerte”, 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