turbio

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin turbidus. Doublet of túrbido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾbjo/ [ˈt̪uɾ.β̞jo]

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• Rhymes: -uɾbjo
• Syllabification: tur‧bio

Adjective

turbio (feminine turbia, masculine plural turbios, feminine plural turbias)

1. turbid, cloudy, murky, muddy
2. (figuratively) murky (unclear)
3. (figuratively) messy (e.g., a messy divorce)
4. (figuratively) murky, shady, underhand, underhanded
5. (slang) disturbing person or thing

   re turbio ― very disturbing

6. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) ill-intentioned, malevolent

Derived terms

• enturbiar
• turbiamente
• turbiedad

Related terms

• turbar

Further reading

• “turbio”, 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
• “turbio”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Venetan

Alternative forms

• torbio

Etymology

From Latin turbidus. Compare Italian torbido.

Adjective

turbio (feminine singular turbia, masculine plural turbi, feminine plural turbie)

1. turbid, cloudy