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castigado.

punished (having suffered punishment)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/Brazil/kaʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/Rio-de-Janeiro/kɐʃ.tiˈɡa.du/Portugal[kɐʃ.tiˈɣa.ðu]Portugal
  1. punished (having suffered punishment)

  2. grounded (confined by one’s parent as punishment)

  3. in a bad state due to lack of care

    Gramado castigado devido ao mau tempo.
  4. completely corrected; flawless

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese castigado, from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to castigate”).

verb/kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/Brazil/kaʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/Rio-de-Janeiro/kɐʃ.tiˈɡa.du/Portugal[kɐʃ.tiˈɣa.ðu]Portugal
  1. past participle of castigar

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

From Old Galician-Portuguese castigado, from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to castigate”).

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