comprido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprido, conprido, past participle of comprir, conprir, from Latin complēre (“to fill up”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɾi.du/, /kũˈpɾi.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɾi.du/, /kũˈpɾi.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpɾi.do/

• Homophone: cumprido (with /ũ/)
• Hyphenation: com‧pri‧do

Adjective

comprido (feminine comprida, masculine plural compridos, feminine plural compridas, comparable, comparative mais comprido, superlative o mais comprido or compridíssimo, diminutive compridinho, augmentative compridão)

2. long (having great length)

   Synonym: longo

   Antonym: curto

4. long; lengthy (having great duration)

   Synonyms: longo, extenso

   Antonym: curto

6. tall and lean; lanky

Usage notes

• comprido and longo can largely be treated as synonyms but longo is preferred when referring to greater distances or periods of time.

Related terms

• comprimento

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: kumpridu
• Macanese: cumprido