"louco" meaning in Portuguese

See louco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku] [Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku] [Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ko/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ko] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Portugal], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Portugal], /ˈlow.ku/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈlo.ku/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: louca [feminine], loucos [masculine, plural], loucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -owku, -oku Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, possibly from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Galician louco, Spanish loco and Sicilian loccu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|louco|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese louco, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|louco}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, {{der|pt|xaa|لَوَق|t=stupidity|tr=lawaq}} Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), {{der|pt|ar|لاق||to soften}} Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”), {{cog|gl|louco}} Galician louco, {{cog|es|loco}} Spanish loco, {{cog|scn|loccu}} Sicilian loccu Head templates: {{pt-adj}} louco (feminine louca, masculine plural loucos, feminine plural loucas)
  1. crazy, mad, insane (of unsound mind) Categories (topical): Mind, People Synonyms: doido, insano, demente, insensato, maluco
    Sense id: en-louco-pt-adj-jKeR2Kuc Disambiguation of Mind: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of People: 32 34 34
  2. crazy (very unexpected; wildly surprising) Categories (topical): Mind, People
    Sense id: en-louco-pt-adj-nsYkU57B Disambiguation of Mind: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of People: 32 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de génio e louco todos temos um pouco, de médico e louco todos temos um pouco, enlouquecer, loucamente, louco varrido, loucura Related terms: tresloucado, tresloucar

Noun

IPA: /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku] [Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku] [Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ko/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ko] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Portugal], /ˈlo(w).ku/ [Portugal], /ˈlow.ku/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈlo.ku/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: loucos [plural], louca [feminine], loucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -owku, -oku Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, possibly from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Galician louco, Spanish loco and Sicilian loccu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|louco|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese louco, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|louco}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, {{der|pt|xaa|لَوَق|t=stupidity|tr=lawaq}} Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), {{der|pt|ar|لاق||to soften}} Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”), {{cog|gl|louco}} Galician louco, {{cog|es|loco}} Spanish loco, {{cog|scn|loccu}} Sicilian loccu Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} louco m (plural loucos, feminine louca, feminine plural loucas)
  1. a madman, a crazy person Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mind, People Synonyms: doido, demente, mentecapto, maluco
    Sense id: en-louco-pt-noun-Ci3ExNs1 Disambiguation of Mind: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of People: 32 34 34 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 21 24 55

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlow.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-owku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "louco"
}

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    "Portuguese adjectives",
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    "Portuguese nouns",
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        "4": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "louco"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "loco"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish loco",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "loccu"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian loccu",
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      "form": "loucos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "louca",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "loucas",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a madman, a crazy person"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "person"
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        {
          "word": "doido"
        },
        {
          "word": "demente"
        },
        {
          "word": "mentecapto"
        },
        {
          "word": "maluco"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlo(ʊ̯).ku]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ko/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlo(ʊ̯).ko]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo(w).ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlow.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlo.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-owku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "louco"
}

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