esverdeado
Portuguese
Etymology
From esverdear (“to turn green”), from verde (“green”), from Old Galician-Portuguese verde, from Latin viridis (“green”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iz.veʁ.deˈa.du/ [iz.veɦ.deˈa.du], /ez.veʁ.deˈa.du/ [ez.veɦ.deˈa.du], /iz.veʁ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [iz.veɦ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /iz.veʁˈd͡ʒja.du/ [iz.veɦˈd͡ʒja.du], /ez.veʁ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [ez.veɦ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ez.veʁˈd͡ʒja.du/ [ez.veɦˈd͡ʒja.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /iz.veɾ.deˈa.du/, /ez.veɾ.deˈa.du/, /iz.veɾ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [iz.veɾ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /iz.veɾˈd͡ʒja.du/, /ez.veɾ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [ez.veɾ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ez.veɾˈd͡ʒja.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒ.veʁ.deˈa.du/, /eʒ.veʁ.deˈa.du/, /iʒ.veʁ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [iʒ.veʁ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /iʒ.veʁˈd͡ʒja.du/, /eʒ.veʁ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [eʒ.veʁ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /eʒ.veʁˈd͡ʒja.du/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /iz.veɻ.deˈa.du/, /ez.veɻ.deˈa.du/, /iz.veɻ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [iz.veɻ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /iz.veɻˈd͡ʒja.du/, /ez.veɻ.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ [ez.veɻ.d͡ʒɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ez.veɻˈd͡ʒja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.veʁ.deˈa.do/ [ez.veɦ.deˈa.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.vɨɾˈdja.du/ [(i)ʒ.vɨɾˈðja.ðu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.bɨɾˈdja.du/ [(i)ʒ.βɨɾˈðja.ðu]
Adjective
esverdeado (feminine esverdeada, masculine plural esverdeados, feminine plural esverdeadas)
- greenish (somewhat green)
- Synonyms: verdoengo, verdolengo
Related terms
- esverdear
- esverdinhado
- esverdinhar
- reverdecer
- reverdecimento
- reverdejar
- verde
- verdear
- verdecer
- verdejante
- verdejar
- verdoengo
- verdolengo
- verdor
- verdura
- verdureiro
Participle
esverdeado (feminine esverdeada, masculine plural esverdeados, feminine plural esverdeadas)
- past participle of esverdear
Further reading
- “esverdeado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “esverdeado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026