/delˈɣaðo/
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Translation
thin, slim
Word origin
From Latin delicatus ('delicate, tender'). Spanish 'delicado' is the learned doublet of the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- delicatus
- English cognates
- delicate
Grammar
Femininedelgada
Masc pluraldelgados
Fem pluraldelgadas
Examples
.
He is a tall, thin man.
rebanadas .
Cut the bread into thin slices.
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She is slimmer since she started running.
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The ice on the lake is still very thin.
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I prefer thin sheets for the summer.
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