feo

Sentences
Meaning

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

Opposite of
guapo, bonito, bello, hermoso
Frequency

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

In summary

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

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