quebradizo

Galician

Etymology

From quebrar +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese quebradiço.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kebɾaˈdiθo/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.θʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /kebɾaˈdiθo/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.θʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /kebɾaˈdiso/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.sʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -iθo

• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso

Adjective

quebradizo (feminine quebradiza, masculine plural quebradizos, feminine plural quebradizas)

1. brittle, crumbly, friable, fragile, delicate

   Synonyms: crebadizo, fráxil

References

• “quebradizo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quebradizo”, 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), “quebradizo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Spanish

Etymology

From quebrado +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese quebradiço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kebɾaˈdiθo/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kebɾaˈdiso/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: que‧bra‧di‧zo

Adjective

quebradizo (feminine quebradiza, masculine plural quebradizos, feminine plural quebradizas)

1. brittle, crumbly, friable, fragile, delicate

   Synonym: frágil

2. crisp (e.g. air, food)

Related terms

• quebrar

Further reading

• “quebradizo”, 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