ríspido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hispidus, with the change to initial r stemming from a prefix re-. Compare Spanish ríspido, Italian ispido.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁis.pi.du/ [ˈhis.pi.du]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁiʃ.pi.du/ [ˈχiʃ.pi.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁis.pi.do/ [ˈhis.pi.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁiʃ.pi.du/ [ˈʁiʃ.pi.ðu]

  • Rhymes: -ispidu
  • Hyphenation: rís‧pi‧do

Adjective

ríspido (feminine ríspida, masculine plural ríspidos, feminine plural ríspidas)

  1. rude; impolite
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cortês
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cortês
  2. severe; strict; harsh
    Synonyms: duro, severo, rígido
    Antonyms: leniente, brando, suave

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hispidus, with the change to inital r stemming from a prefix re-. Compare Portuguese ríspido, Italian ispido.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrispido/ [ˈris.pi.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ispido
  • Syllabification: rís‧pi‧do

Adjective

ríspido (feminine ríspida, masculine plural ríspidos, feminine plural ríspidas)

  1. coarse
    Synonym: gordo
  2. rough
    Synonyms: áspero, rugoso

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