simplório

Portuguese

Etymology

From simples +‎ -ório.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈplɔ.ɾi.u/ [sĩˈplɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sĩˈplɔ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈplɔ.ɾi.u/ [sĩˈplɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sĩˈplɔ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈplɔ.ɾi.o/ [sĩˈplɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sĩˈplɔ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈplɔ.ɾju/

• Rhymes: -ɔɾiu, -ɔɾju
• Hyphenation: sim‧pló‧ri‧o

Adjective

simplório (feminine simplória, masculine plural simplórios, feminine plural simplórias)

1. (derogatory) gullible, innocent, naive (easily deceived)

Noun

simplório m (plural simplórios, feminine simplória, feminine plural simplórias)

1. (derogatory) gullible (harmless individual who is easily deceived)

Further reading

• “simplório”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “simplório”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025