enxuto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enxoyto, from Latin exsūctus (with a change of prefix), past participle of exsūgō, from ex + sūgō. Compare Galician enxoito, Spanish enjuto, Catalan eixut, Italian asciutto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃu.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃu.tu/

• Hyphenation: en‧xu‧to

Adjective

enxuto (feminine enxuta, masculine plural enxutos, feminine plural enxutas)

1. dry

   Synonym: seco

   Antonym: molhado

2. withered, skinny

   Synonym: magro

3. concise

   Synonyms: conciso, sucinto

Related terms

• sugar

See also

• enxugar

Participle

enxuto (short participle, feminine enxuta, masculine plural enxutos, feminine plural enxutas)

1. past participle of enxugar