tardio

Meaning

1. belated (later in relation to the proper time)
2. which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan
3. slow (spread over a comparatively long time)
4. slow (taking a long time to move)
5. late (near the end of a period of time)

Hyphenated as

tar‧di‧o

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taʁˈd͡ʒi.u/

Etymology

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow; late; tardy”). Compare Spanish tardío.