lerdo
See also: Lerdo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛʁ.du/ [ˈlɛɦ.du], /ˈleʁ.du/ [ˈleɦ.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɾ.du/, /ˈleɾ.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈlɛʁ.du/, /ˈleʁ.du/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɻ.du/, /ˈleɻ.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛʁ.do/ [ˈlɛɦ.do], /ˈleʁ.do/ [ˈleɦ.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɾ.du/ [ˈlɛɾ.ðu], /ˈleɾ.du/ [ˈleɾ.ðu]
- Hyphenation: ler‧do
Adjective
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable, diminutive lerdinho, augmentative lerdão)
Further reading
- “lerdo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (“slow; stupid”), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (“sallow, pale”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɾdo/ [ˈleɾ.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -eɾdo
- Syllabification: ler‧do
Adjective
lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas)
- slow, sluggish, of animals
- dim-witted, oafish, inefficient
Derived terms
References
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “LERDO”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 358
Further reading
- “lerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025