lento

Meaning

1. slow
2. soft, not firm
3. wet, humid, moist, damp, covered in mold

Opposite of

rápido

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlento̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lentus

Cognate with Portuguese: lento

Cognate with Asturian: llentu

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish equivalent. Compare also Portuguese lento, Asturian llentu.

Sentences

A estes arquitectos gústalles cociñar os proxectos a lume lento .

These architects like to cook the projects on slow fire.