feo

Meaning

  1. ugly
  2. (Mexico) bad, gross, mean, nasty
  3. in poor condition

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
fe‧o
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfeo/
Etymology

From Latin foedus (“hideous”). Probably borrowed from other Ibero-Romance language, displacing native hedo. Cognate with Portuguese feio.

Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
feio

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