aguado

See also: Aguado

Macanese

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ +‎ -ado.

Adjective

aguado

1. diluted in water
2. liquefied

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with aguando, the participle of aguâ (“to fly”).

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#a

Portuguese

Etymology

From aguar (“to water”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡwa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡwa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡwa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡwa.du/ [ɐˈɣwa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do

Adjective

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)

1. diluted in water
2. watery (having too much water)

   sopa aguada ― watery soup

3. (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
4. (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful

   Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado

5. expressionless

   Synonym: inexpressivo

   cor aguada ― expressionless colour

   sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile

Related terms

• água
• aguamento
• aguar
• desaguar

 

Participle

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. past participle of aguar

See also

• molhado

Spanish

Etymology

From aguar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡwado/ [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧do

Adjective

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. watery

   Synonym: acuoso

   Antonym: seco

2. with broth (a stew)

   Synonym: caldado

   Antonym: seco

   platillo aguado ― saucer/pan with water or with broth

3. flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)

   Synonym: flácido

   Antonym: rígido

4. boring

   Synonym: aburrido

   Antonyms: (Mexico) divertido, chido

5. (slang) effeminate or gay.
   • 1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 16:

     My friends at school knew before I did that I was queer. I was aguado, physically soft and emotionally passive, and was patently aroused in the locker room.

   • 2024 October 4, @3cua70ri4n0, Twitter‎^[1]:

     Si eres hombre y te gustan los hombres disfrazados de mujer y puestos un par de prótesis en el pecho simulando mamas femeninas, ERES UN MARICÓN, HOMOSEXUAL, GAY, VIRADO, AGUADO, VOLTEADO o como quieras llamarlo. Así de simple.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

6. (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)

Derived terms

• aguadar
• aguadito

 

Participle

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. past participle of aguar

Further reading

• “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28