estulto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin stultus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtuw.tu/ [isˈtuʊ̯.tu], /esˈtuw.tu/ [esˈtuʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtuw.tu/ [isˈtuʊ̯.tu], /esˈtuw.tu/ [esˈtuʊ̯.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtuw.tu/ [iʃˈtuʊ̯.tu], /eʃˈtuw.tu/ [eʃˈtuʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtuw.to/ [esˈtuʊ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtul.tu/ [(i)ʃˈtuɫ.tu]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ultu, (Brazil) -uwtu
• Hyphenation: es‧tul‧to

Adjective

estulto (feminine estulta, masculine plural estultos, feminine plural estultas)

1. idiotic, stupid

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

estulto m (plural estultos, feminine estulta, feminine plural estultas)

1. fool, idiot

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Further reading

• “estulto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “estulto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stultus.

Adjective

estulto (feminine estulta, masculine plural estultos, feminine plural estultas)

1. (literary) foolish, dim-witted

Noun

estulto m (plural estultos, feminine estulta, feminine plural estultas)

1. (literary) fool, dimwit

Further reading

• “estulto”, 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