esguio

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin exiguus. Doublet of the borrowing exíguo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /izˈɡi.u/, /izˈɡiw/ [izˈɡiʊ̯], /ezˈɡi.u/, /ezˈɡiw/ [ezˈɡiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒˈɡi.u/, /iʒˈɡiw/ [iʒˈɡiʊ̯], /eʒˈɡi.u/, /eʒˈɡiw/ [eʒˈɡiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ezˈɡi.u/, /ezˈɡiw/ [ezˈɡiʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: es‧gui‧o

Adjective

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esguio (feminine esguia, masculine plural esguios, feminine plural esguias)

  1. slender and tall