"delicado" meaning in Spanish

See delicado in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /deliˈkado/, [d̪e.liˈka.ð̞o] Forms: delicada [feminine], delicados [masculine, plural], delicadas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ado Etymology: Borrowed from Latin delicātus. Doublet of delgado. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:delicātus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "delicātus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "delicado", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="delicado"> Borrowed from Latin delicātus., {{doublet|es|delgado}} Doublet of delgado Head templates: {{es-adj}} delicado (feminine delicada, masculine plural delicados, feminine plural delicadas)
  1. delicate
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-RH9~XDJe Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 14 21 5 22 25
  2. fragile
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-64dxZZ6f Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 14 21 5 22 25 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 9 11 24 0 26 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 9 11 25 0 24 31
  3. dainty, fine, refined
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-k67~LUOb Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 14 21 5 22 25 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 9 11 24 0 26 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 9 11 25 0 24 31
  4. fussy
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-UMepa2Pg
  5. subtle (flavor, color)
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-82Ddsz5B Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 14 21 5 22 25 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 9 11 24 0 26 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 9 11 25 0 24 31 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 23 4 34 20
  6. (Argentina, derogatory) effeminate, gay Tags: Argentina, derogatory
    Sense id: en-delicado-es-adj-nd1Xe51w Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 14 21 5 22 25 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 9 11 24 0 26 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 9 11 25 0 24 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: delicadamente, delicadez, delicadeza Related terms: delgado

Inflected forms

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