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delicado

  • /dɨ.li.ˈka.du/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim delicatus⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

Datação: século XIV

adjective

  1. que usa de delicadeza
  2. atencioso, cortês, melindroso
  3. frágil, débil
  4. feito com esmero, cuidadoso, primoroso
  5. espinhoso, irritável
  6. Trás os Montes bonito, lindo

In English

  • delicate easily damaged or requiring careful handling
  • frail easily broken physically
  • sensitive capable of offending
  • dainty delicately small and pretty

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"delicado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/delicado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

delicado. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/delicado

Chicago

"delicado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/delicado.

BibTeX
@misc{delicado_2026,
  title = {delicado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/delicado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}