brígido

Spanish

Etymology

From frígido, from Latin frigidus. Initial b probably from bi-. Cf. trígido, which is formed with tri-. Perhaps related to Proto-Celtic *brīgā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾixido/ [ˈbɾi.xi.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ixido
• Syllabification: brí‧gi‧do

Adjective

brígido (feminine brígida, masculine plural brígidos, feminine plural brígidas)

1. (Chile, colloquial) of great danger, difficulty or intensity, or that is very impressive or striking.
2. (Chile, colloquial) dangerous
3. (Chile, colloquial) very prepared

Derived terms

• brígidamente
• trígido

Further reading

• “brígido”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010