porfiado

Galician

Etymology

From porfiar +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈfjado/ [poɾˈfja.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: por‧fia‧do

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. past participle of porfiar

Adjective

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. tenacious

   Synonym: tenaz

2. stubborn

   Synonym: teimudo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “porfiado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porfiado”, 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), “porfiado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ [poh.fɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/ [pohˈfja.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ [poh.fɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/ [pohˈfja.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.fiˈa.du/ [poɾ.fɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈfja.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.fiˈa.du/ [poχ.fɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja.du/ [poχˈfja.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.fiˈa.do/ [poɻ.fɪˈa.do], (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈfja.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈfja.du/ [puɾˈfja.ðu]

• Hyphenation: por‧fi‧a‧do

Adjective

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. tenacious; stubborn (unwilling to yield)

   Synonyms: tenaz, teimoso

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. past participle of porfiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈfjado/ [poɾˈfja.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: por‧fia‧do

Adjective

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. stubborn, obstinate

   Synonyms: cabezadura, terco, testarudo

Derived terms

• mono porfiado
• muñeco porfiado

 

Participle

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

1. past participle of porfiar

Further reading

• “porfiado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10