cuidado

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuidado, coidado, from Latin cōgitātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kujˈda.du/ [kuɪ̯ˈda.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kujˈda.do/ [kuɪ̯ˈda.do]

  • Hyphenation: cui‧da‧do

Adjective[edit]

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. meditated, thought-out
  2. planned

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Interjection[edit]

cuidado

  1. watch out!
  2. beware!
  3. be careful!

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Noun[edit]

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

  1. care, caution, precaution
  2. fear

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidado.

Participle[edit]

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. past participle of cuidar

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuidar.

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of cuidar; corresponds to Latin cōgitātus.

The Philippine sense is a calque of Tagalog bahala, as in the expressions bahala ka, ako bahala, ikaw bahala, etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwiˈdado/ [kwiˈð̞a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: cui‧da‧do

Interjection[edit]

cuidado

  1. watch out!
  2. beware!
  3. be careful!

Noun[edit]

cuidado m (plural cuidados)

  1. care (close attention; concern)
  2. care (maintenance, upkeep)
  3. care (the treatment of those in need)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. (Philippines) answerable; accountable; responsible[1][2]
    yo cuidado
    I'll take care of it. / I am accountable.
    tú cuidado
    It's up to you. / You are responsible.

Derived terms[edit]

Participle[edit]

cuidado (feminine cuidada, masculine plural cuidados, feminine plural cuidadas)

  1. past participle of cuidar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lipski, John M. (June 1987), “Contemporary Philippine Spanish: Comments on Vestigial Usage”, in Philippine Journal of Linguistics‎[1], volume 18, issue 1, page 45
  2. ^ de los Reyes, Manuel (1937) Prontuario de Palabras Y Frases Mal Empleadas en Filipinas‎[2]

Further reading[edit]

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