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árido

Spanish, adjective/ˈaɾido/

árido is a Spanish adjective meaning “arid, dry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Desprovisto de humedad, seco”.

What does árido mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    arid, dry

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Desprovisto de humedad, seco. 2. Estéril. 3. Falto de amenidad; con poca sensibilidad.

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 árido

  • árida feminine
  • áridos masculine plural
  • áridas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce árido?

  • /ˈaɾido/
  • [ˈa.ɾi.ð̞o]
  • [ˈaɾið̞o]

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

English words that translate to árido

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

How common is árido in Spanish?

árido appears 1.1 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).