delicado

Meaning

  1. delicate
  2. fragile
  3. dainty, fine, refined
  4. fussy
  5. subtle (flavor, color)
  6. (Argentina, derogatory) effeminate, gay

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
de‧li‧ca‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/deliˈkado/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin delicātus. Doublet of delgado.

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