lerdo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish lerdo, of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ler‧do === Adjective === lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas, comparable, diminutive lerdinho, augmentative lerdão) slow Synonyms: devagar, lento, vagaroso (by extension) stupid Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota === Further reading === “lerdo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain; presumably from Late Latin lurdus (“slow; stupid”), often suggested to be derived from Latin lūridus (“sallow, pale”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleɾdo/ [ˈleɾ.ð̞o] Rhymes: -eɾdo Syllabification: ler‧do === Adjective === lerdo (feminine lerda, masculine plural lerdos, feminine plural lerdas) slow, sluggish, of animals dim-witted, oafish, inefficient ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “lerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025