sedento

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sedento

/sɨ.ˈdẽ.tu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) sede + -ento.

adjective

que tem sede; sequioso: Que sedento se sentia, com aquele calor!
figuratively carente, desejoso, ávido: Todos somos um pouco sedentos de afeto.

In English

ravenous very hungry
thirsty needing to drink
parched thirsty

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{sedento_2026,
  title = {sedento},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sedento},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}