ácido

Adjective

ácido m (feminine singular ácida, masculine plural ácidos, feminine plural ácidas)

1. acidic, acid

   Antonym: básico

Noun

ácido m (plural ácidos)

1. acid

   Antonym: básico

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.si.du/
  • (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈa.si.ðu]
  • (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈa.si.du]

Noun

ácido m (plural ácidos)

1. (chemistry) acid (any of various substances which react with bases to form salts)
2. (informal) acid (any corrosive liquid)
3. (slang) Clipping of ácido lisérgico; acid

Adjective

ácido m (feminine singular ácida, masculine plural ácidos, feminine plural ácidas, not comparable)

1. acid (very sour)
2. (chemistry) acidic (relating to or being an acid)
3. (figuratively) unpleasant and/or sarcastic

Etymology

From Latin acidus.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈaθido/, [ˈaθiðo]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈasido/, [ˈasiðo]

Adjective

ácido (feminine singular ácida, masculine plural ácidos, feminine plural ácidas)

1. sharp, tart
2. acidic
3. harsh

Noun

ácido m (plural ácidos)

1. (chemistry) acid

Further reading

• “ácido” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.