exíguo

See also: exiguo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exiguus (“strict, exact, scanty, meager”), from exigō (“to drive out”). Doublet of esguio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzi.ɡwu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzi.ɡwo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈzi.ɡwu/ [iˈzi.ɣwu]

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Adjective

exíguo (feminine exígua, masculine plural exíguos, feminine plural exíguas)

exiguous

Related terms

exiguidade

Further reading

“exíguo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“exíguo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026