feio

Meaning

be ugly

esthetically challenged

Opposite of

bonito, belo, lindo, correto, moral, ético, educado, cortês

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Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfej.u/

Cognate with Galician

feo

Cognate with Asturian

feu

Cognate with Spanish

feo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese feo (“ugly”), from Latin foedus (“hideous”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to frighten; be afraid”). Cognate with Galician feo, Asturian feu and Spanish feo.

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