gordo

See also: Gordo and гордо

Asturian

Adjective

gordo

1. neuter of gordu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gordo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin gurdus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾdo/ [ˈɡoɾ.ð̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡoɾdo/ [ˈɡoɾ.ð̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħoɾdo/ [ˈħoɾ.ð̞ʊ]

• Rhymes: -oɾdo
• Hyphenation: gor‧do

Adjective

gordo (feminine gorda, masculine plural gordos, feminine plural gordas)

1. fat; thick

   Synonym: groso

2. big; larger

   Antonym: miúdo

3. fatty, greasy

   Antonym: magro

Derived terms

• dedo gordo
• engordar
• gordecho
• gordura
• sal gordo

Adverb

gordo

1. hard, strong

   Antonym: miúdo

   "Chove gordo?" "Chove miúdo!" ― "Is it raining hard?" "No, it rains lightly!"

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “gordo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “gordo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gordo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gordo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gordo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “gordo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “gordo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese gordo and Spanish gordo and Kabuverdianu gordu.

Adjective

gordo

1. thick
2. fat

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gordo, from Latin gurdus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʁ.du/ [ˈɡoɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʁ.du/ [ˈɡoɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʁ.du/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɻ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʁ.do/ [ˈɡoɦ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾ.du/ [ˈɡoɾ.ðu]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁdu, (Portugal) -oɾdu
• Hyphenation: gor‧do

Adjective

gordo (feminine gorda, masculine plural gordos, feminine plural gordas, comparable, comparative mais gordo, superlative o mais gordo or gordíssimo, diminutive gordinho, augmentative gordão)

1. fat, obese (carrying a high amount of fat within one's body)

   Synonym: obeso

   Antonym: magro

2. of food, greasy (containing a high amount of fat)

   Synonym: gorduroso

   Antonym: magro

3. (Portugal) of milk, whole

   Synonym: inteiro

   Coordinate terms: integral, meio-gordo, magro; (Brazil) semidesnatado, (Brazil) desnatado

   leio gordo ― whole milk

Derived terms

• bicho-gordo
• dedo gordo
• engordar
• gordacho
• gordal
• gordice
• gordo, baleia, saco de areia
• gordofobia
• gordote
• leite gordo
• meio-gordo
• nunca vi mais gordo
• olho gordo

Descendants

• Kristang: godru
• Papiamentu: gordo

Noun

gordo m (plural gordos, feminine gorda, feminine plural gordas)

1. a fat man

   Synonym: obeso

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡôːrdo/
• Hyphenation: gor‧do

Adverb

gȏrdo (Cyrillic spelling го̑рдо)

1. proudly
2. arrogantly

Further reading

• “gordo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gordo (Cyrillic spelling гордо)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of gord

Sidamo

Gordo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾdo/
• Hyphenation: gor‧do

Noun

gordo m 

1. sky

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gordo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish gordo, from Latin gurdus. Compare English gravity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾdo/ [ˈɡoɾ.ð̞o]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -oɾdo
• Syllabification: gor‧do

Adjective

gordo (feminine gorda, masculine plural gordos, feminine plural gordas, superlative gordísimo)

1. fat

   Antonyms: delgado, flaco

   Los jóvenes son gordos.

   The children are fat.

2. coarse

   Synonym: ríspido

Derived terms

• armarse la gorda
• buenas y gordas
• caer gordo
• colayo gordo
• de brocha gorda
• de cascabel gordo
• dedo gordo
• engordar
• gordinflón
• gordito (diminutive)
• gordura
• hacer la vista gorda
• perra gorda
• pez gordo
• premio gordo
• regordete
• sudar la gota gorda
• todo en gordo
• vacas gordas

Descendants

• → French: gourde
  • Haitian Creole: goud

See also

• grasa
• obeso
• sobrepeso

Noun

gordo m (plural gordos, feminine gorda, feminine plural gordas)

1. fat man

   Synonyms: gordinflón, barrigón, panzón, guatón

2. the grand prize in a lottery
3. (endearing) honey

   ¿Vamos al cine, gordo?

   Can we go to the movie, honey?

4. (informal, euphemistic) feces, the act of defecation, number two

Further reading

• “gordo”, 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