aguado

See also: Aguado

Portuguese

Etymology

From aguar (“to water”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈɡwa.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈɡwa.do/

Adjective

aguado m (feminine singular aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable)

1. diluted in water
2. watery (having too much water)

   sopa aguada ― watery soup

3. (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
4. (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful

   Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado

5. expressionless

   cor aguada ― expressionless colour

   sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile

   Synonym: inexpressivo

Inflection

Inflection of aguado

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	aguado	aguada	aguados	aguadas
comparative	mais aguado	mais aguada	mais aguados	mais aguadas
superlative	o mais aguado aguadíssimo	a mais aguada aguadíssima	os mais aguados aguadíssimos	as mais aguadas aguadíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• água
• aguamento
• aguar
• desaguar

 

Verb

aguado (feminine singular aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. masculine singular past participle of aguar

See also

• molhado

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Spanish

Etymology

From aguar.

Adjective

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. watery

   Synonym: acuoso

   Antonym: seco

2. with broth (a stew)

   platillo aguado ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Synonym: caldado

   Antonym: seco

3. flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)

   Synonym: flácido

   Antonym: rígido

4. boring

   Synonym: aburrido

   Antonyms: (Mexico) divertido, chido

5. (Mexico) stale

Derived terms

• aguadar
• aguadito

 

Participle

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. masculine singular past participle of aguar

Further reading

• “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014