álgido

See also: algido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin algidus (“cold”).

Adjective

álgido m (feminine singular álgida, masculine plural álgidos, feminine plural álgidas, comparable)

decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
(medicine) algid (cold, chilly)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin algidus (“cold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalxido/, [ˈalxiðo]

Adjective

álgido (feminine singular álgida, masculine plural álgidos, feminine plural álgidas)

decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
(medicine) algid

Derived terms

algidez

Further reading

“álgido” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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