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enxuto.

dry

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ẽˈʃu.tu/Brazil/ĩˈʃu.tu/Brazil/ẽˈʃu.tu/Portugal

  1. dry

  2. withered, skinny

  3. concise

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese enxoyto, from Latin exsūctus (with a change of prefix), past participle of exsūgō, from ex + sūgō. Compare Galician enxoito, Spanish enjuto, Catalan eixut, Italian asciutto.

verb/ẽˈʃu.tu/Brazil/ĩˈʃu.tu/Brazil/ẽˈʃu.tu/Portugal

  1. past participle of enxugar

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

From Old Galician-Portuguese enxoyto, from Latin exsūctus (with a change of prefix), past participle of exsūgō, from ex + sūgō. Compare Galician enxoito, Spanish enjuto, Catalan eixut, Italian asciutto.

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