largo

See also: Largo, łargo, and largó

English

Noun

largo (plural largos)

1. (music) a very slow tempo
2. (music) a musical piece or movement in such a tempo

Adjective

largo (not comparable)

1. (music) strong and stately

Anagrams

• Goral, argol, gloar, goral, orgal, rolag

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish largo, from Latin largus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lar‧go

Verb

largo

1. to go past someone or something
2. to proceed immediately
3. to go straight ahead or on

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin largus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlarɡo]

• Audio:

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Adjective

1. wide, broad

   Synonyms: ampio, vasto, esteso

   Antonym: stretto

2. ample, wide, large

   Synonyms: vasto, esteso

   Antonym: stretto

3. (of clothes) oversized, loose-fitting, too loose

   Synonyms: abbondante, comodo

   Antonyms: aderente, attillato, stretto

4. (figurative) generous, free, open-handed

   Synonym: generoso

   Antonym: avaro

   Gianni è largo nelle mance. ― Gianni is a generous tipper.

Derived terms

• alla larga
• allargare
• banda larga
• elargire
• largamente
• largheggiare
• larghezza

 

Noun

largo m (plural larghi)

1. open sea

   Synonym: alto mare

   al largo ― offshore, in the open sea, in the offing, out to the sea

2. square, largo
3. (music) largo

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) largō

1. dative masculine singular of largus
2. dative neuter singular of largus
3. ablative masculine singular of largus
4. ablative neuter singular of largus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/, [ˈlaɾ.ɣu]
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʁ.ɡu/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈlaɹ.ɡu]
  • IPA^(key): [ˈlaɻ.ɡo]

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese largo, from Latin largus (“large; abounding”).

Noun

largo m (plural s)

1. square (open space in a town)

   Synonym: praça

2. (nautical) high seas (parts of the ocean surface that are far from shore)

   Synonym: alto-mar

Derived terms

• (high seas):
  • ao largo
  • fazer-se ao largo
  • passar de largo, passar ao largo

Adjective

1. wide; broad (having a large width)

   Synonym: extenso

   Antonyms: estreito, longo

2. ample; spacious

   Synonyms: amplo, ancho, espaçoso, extenso, lato, vasto

   Antonyms: pequeno, restrito

3. (of clothes) loose (not fitting tightly)

   Synonyms: folgado, frouxo

   Antonym: apertado

Derived terms

• ao largo de
• prometer largo e dar estreito

 

Related terms

• alargado
• alargador
• alargamento
• alargar
• larga
• largar
• largueza
• largura

 

Etymology 2

From largar (“to release”).

Verb

largo

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Etymology 3

From Italian largo.

Noun

largo m (plural s)

1. (music) largo (a very slow tempo)
2. (music) largo (a musical piece or movement in such a tempo)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɾɡo/ [ˈlaɾ.ɣ̞o]

Etymology 1

From Latin largus. Displaced luengo from Latin longus. Cognate with English large although a false friend.

Adjective

largo (feminine larga, masculine plural largos, feminine plural largas)

1. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)

   Antonym: corto

2. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)

   Antonyms: corto, breve

3. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)

   Antonym: corto

Usage notes

• Largo is a false friend, and does not mean large. The Spanish word for large is grande.

Derived terms

• a la larga
• a largo plazo
• a lo largo
• a lo largo de
• abductor largo del pulgar
• alargar
• arco largo
• dar largas
• de larga data
• espada larga
• ir para largo
• largar
• largo y tendido
• larguero
• larguísimo
• largura
• manecilla larga
• supinador largo
• tener largas narices

 

Noun

largo m (plural largos)

1. length

   Synonym: longitud

Coordinate terms

• alto, altura
• ancho, anchura
• espesor
• fondo
• grueso, grosor

Interjection

largo

1. get away!

   Synonyms: fuera, sácate

2. get out!

   Synonyms: fuera, sácate

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

largo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of largar.

Further reading

• “largo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014