férreo

See also: ferreo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ferreus (“made of iron; like or pertaining to iron”).

Adjective

férreo m (feminine singular férrea, masculine plural férreos, feminine plural férreas, comparable)

  1. Made of or containing the properties of iron.
  2. Persistent, being determined; tenacious.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferreus (“made of iron; hard; rigid”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fé‧rre‧o

Adjective

férreo (feminine singular férrea, masculine plural férreos, feminine plural férreas)

  1. Made of or containing the properties of iron.
  2. Persistent, being determined; tenacious.
  3. Powerful or hard.
  4. (archaeology) From the Iron Age.

Derived terms

  • línea férrea
  • vía férrea
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