lento

Meaning

1. (comparable) slow (not quick in motion)
2. (comparable) soft; not firm
3. (comparable) wet, humid, moistened
4. (comparable) viscous, slimy

Hyphenated as

len‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlẽ.tu/

Etymology

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 and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.

Sentences

Isso foi tão legal e tão lento ao mesmo tempo .

That was so cool and so slow at the same time.

Como o resfriamento lento do estado gasoso quente resulta em cristais puros ?

How does slow cooling of the hot gaseous state result in pure crystals?