aguerrido

Portuguese

Etymology

Past participle of aguerrir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡeˈʁi.du/ [a.ɡeˈhi.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡeˈʁi.du/ [a.ɡeˈhi.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɡeˈʁi.du/ [a.ɡeˈχi.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡeˈʁi.do/ [a.ɡeˈhi.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɨˈʁi.du/ [ɐ.ɣɨˈʁi.ðu]

• Hyphenation: a‧guer‧ri‧do

Adjective

aguerrido (feminine aguerrida, masculine plural aguerridos, feminine plural aguerridas)

1. veteran, hardened
2. experienced
3. brave, aggressive
4. feisty

References

• “aguerrido”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “aguerrido”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “aguerrido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Further reading

• “aguerrido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From guerra (“war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡeˈrido/ [a.ɣ̞eˈri.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: a‧gue‧rri‧do

Adjective

aguerrido (feminine aguerrida, masculine plural aguerridos, feminine plural aguerridas)

1. veteran, hardened

   Synonym: veterano

2. experienced

   Synonym: avezado

3. brave, aggressive

   Synonyms: valiente, valeroso, agresivo

Derived terms

• aguerridamente

Further reading

• “aguerrido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025