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abobado.

foolish, idiotic

7 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/a.boˈba.du/Brazil/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal[ɐ.βuˈβa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. foolish, idiotic

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old Galician-Portuguese -ado Portuguese -ado ▲ Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abobar ▲ Portuguese -ado Portuguese abobado From a- + bobo + -ado, or from abobar + -ado.

noun/a.boˈba.du/Brazil/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal[ɐ.βuˈβa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. fool, idiot

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old Galician-Portuguese -ado Portuguese -ado ▲ Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abobar ▲ Portuguese -ado Portuguese abobado From a- + bobo + -ado, or from abobar + -ado.

verb/a.boˈba.du/Brazil/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal[ɐ.βuˈβa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. past participle of abobar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old Galician-Portuguese -ado Portuguese -ado ▲ Portuguese a- Portuguese bobo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abobar ▲ Portuguese -ado Portuguese abobado From a- + bobo + -ado, or from abobar + -ado.

verb/a.boˈba.du/Brazil/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal[ɐ.βuˈβa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.buˈba.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abobadar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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