quebradiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From quebrado +‎ -iço. Compare Spanish quebradizo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.bɾaˈd͡ʒi.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.bɾaˈd͡ʒi.so/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨ.bɾɐˈdi.su/ [kɨ.βɾɐˈði.su]

  • Hyphenation: que‧bra‧di‧ço

Adjective

quebradiço (feminine quebradiça, masculine plural quebradiços, feminine plural quebradiças)

  1. brittle
  2. friable, crumbly

Further reading
  • “quebradiço” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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