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fresco.

fresh (new or clean)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɾes.ku/Brazil/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Portugal

  1. fresh (new or clean)

    ar fresco

  2. cool (having a slightly low temperature)

    água fresca

  3. fresh (not from storage)

    pão fresco
    peixe fresco

  4. fresh (not dried)

    ervas frescas

  5. wet

  6. cheeky, naughty

    informal

  7. fruity; effeminate

    Brazil · derogatory · informal

  8. fussy (tending to complain about petty details)

    Brazil · informal
    Esse seu amigo é muito fresco!
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum.

noun/ˈfɾes.ku/Brazil/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Portugal

  1. nasty, naughty

    informal · masculine

  2. fruit; effeminate

    derogatory · masculine · slang

  3. fusser

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum.

noun/ˈfɾes.ku/Brazil/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/Portugal

  1. fresco

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian fresco.

verb/ˈfɾɛs.ku/Brazil/ˈfɾɛʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈfɾɛʃ.ku/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frescar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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