delgado
Spanish, adjective/delˈɡado/
delgado is spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delgado is a Spanish adjective meaning “thin, slender, skinny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De poca anchura corporal”.
What does delgado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thin, slender, skinny
- 2
delicate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De poca anchura corporal. 2. Que tiene poca grasa. 3. De escaso grosor. 4. Dicho de una tierra, pobre en nutrientes.
noun: 1. Zona del casco de un buque donde su manga se estrecha a proa y popa, dándole su forma ahusada característica.
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 delgado
- delgada feminine
- delgados masculine plural
- delgadas feminine plural
- delgadísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delgado?
- /delˈɡado/
- [d̪elˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
- [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to delgado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is delgado in Spanish?
delgado appears 13 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).