"macio" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /maˈsi.u/ [Brazil], /maˈsiw/ [Brazil], [maˈsiʊ̯] [Brazil], /mɐˈsi.u/ [Portugal] Forms: macia [feminine], macios [masculine, plural], macias [feminine, plural], mais macio [comparative], o mais macio [superlative], maciíssimo [superlative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from massa (“dough”) + -io. Or, from Arabic ماسي (masi). Also compare Italian and Latin malacia, from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Cognates with Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ (“soft”). Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{suffix|pt|massa|io|gloss1=dough}} massa (“dough”) + -io, {{der|pt|ar|ماسي|tr=masi}} Arabic ماسي (masi), {{cog|it,la|malacia}} Italian and Latin malacia, {{cog|grc|μαλακός||soft}} Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), {{cog|sla-pro|*mękъkъ||soft}} Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ (“soft”) Head templates: {{pt-adj|sup=+abs}} macio (feminine macia, masculine plural macios, feminine plural macias, comparable, comparative mais macio, superlative o mais macio or maciíssimo)
  1. soft Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-macio-pt-adj-9fRFUo9K Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -io

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for macio meaning in Portuguese (2.2kB)

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