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folgado.

loose, free

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/fowˈɡa.du/Brazil[foʊ̯ˈɡa.du]Brazil/folˈɡa.du/Portugal[foɫˈɣa.ðu]Portugal

  1. loose, free

    comparable

  2. comfortable, satisfied

    comparable

  3. lazy

    Brazil · comparable · derogatory

  4. overconfident, cocky, cheeky, insolent

    Brazil · comparable · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese folgar 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 Old Galician-Portuguese folgado Portuguese folgado Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese folgado. By surface analysis, folgar + -ado.

noun/fowˈɡa.du/Brazil[foʊ̯ˈɡa.du]Brazil/folˈɡa.du/Portugal[foɫˈɣa.ðu]Portugal

  1. lazy person

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine

  2. cocky person

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese folgar 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 Old Galician-Portuguese folgado Portuguese folgado Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese folgado. By surface analysis, folgar + -ado.

verb/fowˈɡa.du/Brazil[foʊ̯ˈɡa.du]Brazil/folˈɡa.du/Portugal[foɫˈɣa.ðu]Portugal

  1. past participle of folgar

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

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese folgar 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 Old Galician-Portuguese folgado Portuguese folgado Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese folgado. By surface analysis, folgar + -ado.

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