cágado

See also: cagado

Portuguese

cágado

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɡa.du/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɡa.do/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɣɐ.ðu/
Hyphenation: cá‧ga‧do

Noun

cágado m (plural cágados)

a freshwater turtle
(specifically) a chelid (member of the Chelidae family of turtles)
(by extension, pejorative) a slow or lazy person

Synonyms

(slow or lazy person): lorpa, mandrião

Derived terms

Adjective

cágado m (feminine singular cágada, masculine plural cágados, feminine plural cágadas, comparable)

slow; lazy

Further reading

cágado on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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