vadio

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vagātīvus, from Latin vagor (“to wander”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈd͡ʒi.u/, /vaˈd͡ʒiw/ [vaˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vaˈdi.u/ [vaˈði.u]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vaˈdi.u/ [vaˈði.u]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /baˈdi.u/ [baˈði.u]

• Hyphenation: va‧di‧o

Noun

vadio m (plural vadios, feminine vadia, feminine plural vadias)

1. layabout (lazy person)
2. bum (homeless person)

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: badiu
  • → English: Badiu

Adjective

vadio (feminine vadia, masculine plural vadios, feminine plural vadias)

1. vagrant, homeless
2. feral (animal)

Synonyms

• vagabundo

Etymology 2

Verb

vadio

1. first-person singular present indicative of vadiar