delgado

See also: Delgado

Asturian

Adjective

delgado

1. neuter of delgáu

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese delgado, from Latin dēlicātus. Compare Portuguese delgado.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /delˈɡado/ [d̪eɫˈɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /delˈɡado/ [d̪eɫˈɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /delˈħado/ [d̪eɫˈħɑ.ð̞ʊ]

• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: del‧ga‧do

Adjective

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas)

1. thin
   • 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 295:

     viinte e duas maranas de fiado delgado et seys bincos de prata

     twenty two skeins of thin yarn and six silver earrings

2. slender, slim
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 123:

     Et guareçeu daquela gordura et tornou a seer delgado como outro ome que delgado [fos]se.

     And he healed of said obesity and came back to be slim as another man who is slim

3. (dated) fine, delicate

Derived terms

• Delgado

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “delgado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “delgado”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “delgado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “delgado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “delgado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēlicātus.

Adjective

delgado m (plural delgados, feminine delgada, feminine plural delgadas)

1. slender, slim
2. fine, delicate

Descendants

• Galician: delgado
• Portuguese: delgado

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "delgado"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese delgado, from Latin dēlicātus. Doublet of delicado, a borrowing. Compare Galician delgado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.du/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.du/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dewˈɡa.do/ [deʊ̯ˈɡa.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛlˈɡa.du/ [dɛɫˈɣa.ðu]

• Rhymes: (most dialects) -adu, (Southern Brazil) -ado
• Hyphenation: del‧ga‧do
• Homophone: Delgado

Adjective

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas, comparable, comparative mais delgado, superlative o mais delgado or delgadíssimo, diminutive delgadinho)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonyms: esguio, fino

   Antonyms: espesso, grosso

2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

   Synonyms: esbelto, fino, magro

   Antonyms: gordo, obeso

3. (of a tube) having a small diameter
4. (of clouds, fog, mist, etc) sparse (not dense)

   Synonyms: esparso, ralo

   Antonyms: denso, espesso

Derived terms

• Delgado
• intestino delgado

Related terms

• adelgaçar
• delgadamente
• delgadez
• delgadeza
• delicadeza
• delicado

 

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēlicātus and doublet of delicado. Compare also English delicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delˈɡado/ [d̪elˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]

• Audio (Mexico):

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: del‧ga‧do

Adjective

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas, superlative delgadísimo)

1. thin, skinny

   Synonyms: esbelto, flaco

   Antonym: gordo

2. delicate

Derived terms

• Delgado
• delgaducho
• intestino delgado

 

Further reading

• “delgado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28