raudo

Meaning

nimble, fleet-footed, swift

Concepts

arrowy

prompt

rushing

light-footed

Synonyms

ágil

pronto

rápido

veloz

célere

salir corriendo

pitao

Hyphenated as

rau‧do

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈraudo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rabdo, from Latin rapidus (“swift”), via voicing of intervocalic /p/ to /b/, syncope of the following vowel, and vocalization of coda /b/ to /u̯/. Cf. the evolution of Latin cubitum > Old Spanish cobdo > modern codo, where the /u̯/ was absorbed into the preceding rounded vowel. Doublet of rápido, a borrowing from Latin.