lento

Concepts

slow

sluggish

dull

dilatory

dim

dumb

easy

gentle

gently

heavy

inert

laboured

lazy

leaden

lento

lingering

obtuse

slowly

soggy

tardy

torpid

unhurried

slow-moving

careful

slow

carefully

dense

Synonyms

despacio

pesado

lerdo

estúpido

hermoso

lindo

pendejo

simple

tarado

tonto

torpe

calmado

con cuidado

despaciosamente

lenta

lentitud

tardío

tardo

pausado

calmoso

con despacio

sin apuro

chapaco

aguacate

🥑

morrongo

cansino

tronado

dormido

lenteja

quedado

teja

pachorrudo

pasmado

taimado

desmuelado

lenteja

pasguatudo

lenteja

tortuga

🐢

cholludo

aguevoneado

guevón

lenteja

morrocoy

bajo

quedaʼo

calmo

corto

cuidadosamente

Hyphenated as

len‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlento/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: lentus

Cognate with Galician: -

Cognate with Portuguese: lento

Cognate with Asturian: llentu

Cognate with Catalan: llenta

In summary

Borrowed from Latin lentus. Compare the inherited Old Spanish form liento (“humid, wet”), which has a meaning also found in some senses of Galician and Portuguese lento, Asturian llentu; cf. also Valencian Catalan llenta.

Sentences

El final es libremente lento , tenue .

The ending is freely slow, subdued.