armado

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

armado (plural armados or armadoes)

  1. Obsolete form of armada (“fleet of warships”).[1]
  2. (obsolete) A catfish of the genus Silurus.
    • 1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts of South America:
      The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large.
    • 1820, Samuel Hull Wilcocke, History & Description of the Republic of Buenos Ayres, page 481:
      The armado is a thick strong fish with a short body. It is about a foot in length, and generally weighs from four to six pounds. A small part of the belly is cartilaginous, except which the fish is covered with hard thick bone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “armado”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese armado, from Latin armātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧do

Adjective[edit]

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. armed
    1. equipped with, or involving the use of, weapons
    2. (of a weapon, trap or other dangerous device) prepared for use
  2. erect (standing straight)
    Dizem que os porcos-espinhos conseguem deixar seus espinhos armados. ― They say that porcupines can make their quills erect.
    Tenho tantos redemoinhos que meu cabelo está sempre armado. ― I have so many cowlicks that my hair is always sticking up.
  3. (of an event, game, etc.) staged, rigged (previously planned, thus not genuine)
    Acredito que essa briga foi armada. ― I believe that fight was staged.
    Synonym: combinado

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Participle[edit]

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. past participle of armar

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin armātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈmado/ [aɾˈma.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: ar‧ma‧do

Adjective[edit]

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. armed

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Participle[edit]

armado (feminine armada, masculine plural armados, feminine plural armadas)

  1. past participle of armar

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish armado.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧do
  • IPA(key): /ʔaɾˈmado/, [ʔɐɾˈma.do]

Adjective[edit]

armado

  1. armed; provided with weapons
    Synonyms: may-armas, sandatahan

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