frouxo

Galician

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin fluxus. Cognate with Portuguese frouxo, Spanish flojo, Catalan fluix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾowʃo̝/

Adjective

frouxo (feminine frouxa, masculine plural frouxos, feminine plural frouxas)

1. loose, lax
2. (figuratively) cowardly, pusillanimous

Derived terms

• afrouxar
• frouxidade

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frouxo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frouxo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• froixo

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin fluxus. Doublet of chocho and fluxo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo(w).ʃu/ [ˈfɾo(ʊ̯).ʃu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo(w).ʃu/ [ˈfɾo(ʊ̯).ʃu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo(w).ʃo/ [ˈfɾo(ʊ̯).ʃo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo(w).ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo(w).ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾow.ʃu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo.ʃu/

• Rhymes: -owʃu, -oʃu
• Hyphenation: frou‧xo

Adjective

frouxo (feminine frouxa, masculine plural frouxos, feminine plural frouxas, comparable, comparative mais frouxo, superlative o mais frouxo or frouxíssimo)

1. loose, lax
2. (figuratively) cowardly, pusillanimous

Related terms

• frouxidão