largo
English
Noun
largo (plural largos)
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lar‧go
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlarɡo]
Audio (file)
Adjective
largo (feminine singular larga, masculine plural larghi, feminine plural larghe)
- wide, broad
- ample, wide, large
- (of clothes) oversized, loose-fitting, too loose
- Synonyms: abbondante, comodo
- Antonyms: aderente, attillato, stretto
- (figuratively) generous, free, open-handed
Derived terms
Latin
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/, [ˈlaɾ.ɣu]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaʁ.ɡu/
- (Paulista) IPA(key): [ˈlaɹ.ɡu]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): [ˈlaɻ.ɡo]
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese largo, from Latin largus (“large; abounding”).
Noun
largo m (plural largos)
Derived terms
- (high seas):
- ao largo
- fazer-se ao largo
- passar de largo, passar ao largo
Adjective
largo m (feminine singular larga, masculine plural largos, feminine plural largas, comparable)
Derived terms
- ao largo de
- prometer largo e dar estreito
Descendants
Etymology 2
From largar (“to release”).
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlarɡo/, [ˈlarɣo]
Usage notes
- Largo is a false friend, and does not mean large. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry large.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Further reading
- “largo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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