quebradizo

Spanish

Etymology

From quebrado +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese quebradiço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kebɾaˈdiθo/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kebɾaˈdiso/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.so]
• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: que‧bra‧di‧zo

Adjective

quebradizo (feminine quebradiza, masculine plural quebradizos, feminine plural quebradizas)

1. brittle, crumbly, friable, fragile, delicate

   Synonym: frágil

2. crisp (e.g. air, food)

Related terms

• quebrar

Further reading

• “quebradizo”, 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