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aguado

Spanish, adjective/aˈɡwado/

aguado is a Spanish adjective meaning “watery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of aguar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Líquido muy fluido”.

What does aguado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    watery

  2. 2

    with broth (a stew)

    platillo aguado

  3. 3

    flaccid, weak (a belly, muscle, penis)

  4. 4

    boring

  5. 5

    slangeffeminate or gay.

  6. 6

    Mexicostale (no longer crisp or crunchy)

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of aguar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Participio de aguar.

adjective: 1. Líquido muy fluido 2. Mezclado con agua para reducir su concentración.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aguado

  • aguada feminine
  • aguados masculine plural
  • aguadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aguado?

  • /aˈɡwado/
  • [aˈɣ̞wa.ð̞o]
  • [aˈɣ̞wað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to aguado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is aguado in Spanish?

aguado appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).