encardido

Portuguese

Etymology

From encardir (“to make grubby”), from cárdeo (“thistle coloured”), from cardo (“thistle”), from Latin carduus (“thistle”).

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.kaɻ.ˈd͡ʒi.do/

Adjective

encardido m (feminine singular encardida, masculine plural encardidos, feminine plural encardidas, comparable)

grubby; very dirty
(Rio Grande do Sul) ugly

Synonyms

(grubby): imundo, sujo
(ugly): feio

Antonyms

(grubby): limpo
(ugly): belo, bonito, formoso

Related terms

encardir

Noun

encardido m (plural encardidos, feminine encardida, feminine plural encardidas)

a filthy person
(uncountable) filth in cloth

Synonyms

(filthy person): imundo, sujo
(filth in cloth): sujeira, mancha

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