aguado

Probably from Portuguese aguado. By surface analysis, águ +‎ -ado.

aguado

1. diluted in water
2. liquefied

• Not to be confused with aguando, the participle of aguâ (“to fly”).

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#a

From aguar (“to water”).

• Hyphenation: a‧gua‧do

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas, comparable, comparative mais aguado, superlative o mais aguado or aguadíssimo)

1. diluted in water
2. watery (having too much water)

   sopa aguada ― watery soup

3. (of eyes) watery (filled with tears)
4. (rare) which failed, wasn’t successful

   Synonyms: fracassado, malogrado

5. expressionless

   Synonym: inexpressivo

   cor aguada ― expressionless colour

   sorriso aguado ― expressionless smile

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. past participle of aguar

• molhado

From aguar.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡwado/ [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧do

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. watery

   Synonym: acuoso

   Antonym: seco

2. with broth (a stew)

   Synonym: caldado

   Antonym: seco

   platillo aguado ― saucer/pan with water or with broth

3. flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)

   Synonym: flácido

   Antonym: rígido

4. boring

   Synonym: aburrido

   Antonyms: (Mexico) divertido, chido

5. (slang) effeminate or gay.
   • 1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 16:

     My friends at school knew before I did that I was queer. I was aguado, physically soft and emotionally passive, and was patently aroused in the locker room.

   • 2024 October 4, @3cua70ri4n0, Twitter‎^[1]:

     Si eres hombre y te gustan los hombres disfrazados de mujer y puestos un par de prótesis en el pecho simulando mamas femeninas, ERES UN MARICÓN, HOMOSEXUAL, GAY, VIRADO, AGUADO, VOLTEADO o como quieras llamarlo. Así de simple.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

6. (Mexico) stale (no longer crisp or crunchy)

aguado (feminine aguada, masculine plural aguados, feminine plural aguadas)

1. past participle of aguar

• “aguado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28