brando
Portuguese
/ˈbɾɐ̃.du/
adj
Definitions
- soft, mild, gentle
- bland
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese brando inherited from Latin blandus (pleasant, flattering).
Origin
Latin
blandus
Gloss
pleasant, flattering
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bland English
- blande Latin
- blandiloquium Latin
- blandiloquus Latin
- blandior Latin
- blanditer Latin
- blanditia Latin
- blandities Latin
- blandus Latin
- perblandus Latin
- bland German
- blandamente Italian
- blando Italian
- blandamente Spanish, Castilian
- blandito Spanish, Castilian
- blando Spanish, Castilian
- *mland- Proto-Indo-European
- abrandamento Portuguese
- abrandar Portuguese
- brandamente Portuguese
- brandura Portuguese
- brando Galician
- blând Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- blândețe Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- brando Old Portuguese
- blãndã Aromanian
- blando Ladino