gélido

See also: gelido

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelū (“frost; chill”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛ.li.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛ.li.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛ.li.du/ [ˈʒɛ.li.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: gé‧li‧do

Adjective

gélido (feminine gélida, masculine plural gélidos, feminine plural gélidas)

  1. gelid (very cold)
    Synonym: congelante
  2. (figurative) cold (emotionally distant)
    Synonyms: frio, distante

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelū (“frost; chill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxelido/ [ˈxe.li.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -elido
  • Syllabification: gé‧li‧do

Adjective

gélido (feminine gélida, masculine plural gélidos, feminine plural gélidas)

  1. gelid, frosty (temperature)
  2. distant (of a person)

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