comprido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprido, conprido, past participle of comprir, conprir, from Latin complēre (“to fill up”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpɾi.du/, /kũˈpɾi.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpɾi.do/

  • Homophone: cumprido (with /ũ/)
  • Hyphenation: com‧pri‧do

Adjective

comprido (feminine comprida, masculine plural compridos, feminine plural compridas, comparable, comparative mais comprido, superlative o mais comprido or compridíssimo, diminutive compridinho, augmentative compridão)

  1. long (having great length)
    Synonym: longo
    Antonym: curto
  2. long; lengthy (having great duration)
    Synonyms: longo, extenso
    Antonym: curto
  3. tall and lean; lanky

Usage notes
  • comprido and longo can largely be treated as synonyms but longo is preferred when referring to greater distances or periods of time.[1]

Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kumpridu
  • Macanese: cumprido

References
  1. “Longo e comprido”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa‎, 2003 December 16, archived from the original on May 19, 2023
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