fátuo

See also: fatuo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tu.u/ [ˈfa.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tu.u/ [ˈfa.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tu.o/ [ˈfa.tʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.two/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.twu/

• Rhymes: -atwu
• Hyphenation: fá‧tu‧o

Adjective

fátuo (feminine fátua, masculine plural fátuos, feminine plural fátuas)

1. dull; foolish

   Synonyms: estúpido, imbecil, idiota