pudico

See also: púdico

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pudīcus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈdi.ko/
    • Rhymes: -iko
    • Hyphenation: pu‧dì‧co
  • (colloquial, proscribed) IPA(key): /ˈpu.di.ko/[1]
    • Rhymes: -udiko
    • Hyphenation: pù‧di‧co

Adjective

pudico (feminine pudica, masculine plural pudichi or (colloquial, proscribed) pudici, feminine plural pudiche)

  1. modest

Derived terms

References
  1. pudico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • pudico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

pudīcō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pudīcus

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • púdico (common misspelling and mispronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pudīcus.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈd͡ʒi.ku/, (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.d͡ʒi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈd͡ʒi.ko/, (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.d͡ʒi.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puˈdi.ku/ [puˈði.ku], (mispronunciation) /ˈpu.di.ku/ [ˈpu.ði.ku]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧di‧co

Adjective

pudico (feminine pudica, masculine plural pudicos, feminine plural pudicas)

  1. easily ashamed
    Antonym: impudico
  2. prudish (easily offended or shocked)

Synonyms

Noun

pudico m (plural pudicos, feminine pudica, feminine plural pudicas)

  1. prude (a person who is or tries to be excessively proper)

Further reading
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