English

Noun

largo ‎(plural largos)

1. (music) a very slow tempo
2. (music) a musical piece or movement in such a tempo

Adjective

largo ‎(not comparable)

1. (music) strong and stately

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish largo, from Latin largus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lar‧go

Verb

largo

1. to go past someone or something
2. to proceed immediately
3. to go straight ahead or on

Italian

Etymology

From Latin largus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlarɡo]

Adjective

largo m ‎(feminine singular larga, masculine plural larghi, feminine plural larghe)

1. wide, broad
2. ample, wide, large
3. (of clothes) oversized, loose-fitting, too loose
4. (generous) generous, free, open-handed

   Gianni è largo nelle mance - Gianni is a generous tipper

Synonyms

• (wide etc) ampio, vasto, esteso
• (ample etc) vasto, esteso
• (oversized etc) abbondante, comodo
• (generous) generoso

Antonyms

• (wide etc) stretto
• (ample etc) stretto
• (oversized etc) aderente, attillato, stretto
• (generous) avaro

Derived terms

Noun

largo m ‎(plural larghi)

1. open sea

   al largo - offshore, in the open sea, in the offing, out to the sea

2. square, largo
3. (music) largo

Synonyms

• (open sea) alto mare

Latin

Adjective

largō

1. dative masculine singular of largus
2. dative neuter singular of largus
3. ablative masculine singular of largus
4. ablative neuter plural of largus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɾ.ɡu/, [ˈlaɾ.ɣu]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaʁ.ɡu/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [ˈlaɹ.ɡu]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈlaɻ.ɡo]

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin largus ‎(“large; abounding”).

Noun

largo m (plural largos)

1. square (open space in a town)
2. (nautical) high seas (parts of the ocean surface that are far from shore)

Synonyms

• (square): praça
• (high seas): alto-mar

Derived terms

• (high seas):
  • ao largo
  • fazer-se ao largo
  • passar de largo, passar ao largo

Adjective

largo m ‎(feminine singular larga, masculine plural largos, feminine plural largas, comparable)

1. wide; broad (having a large width)
2. ample; spacious
3. (of clothes) loose (not fitting tightly)

Synonyms

• (wide): extenso
• (ample): amplo, ancho, espaçoso, extenso, lato, vasto
• (loose): folgado, frouxo

Antonyms

• (wide): estreito, longo
• (ample): pequeno, restrito
• (loose): apertado

Derived terms

• ao largo de
• prometer largo e dar estreito

Related terms

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: largu
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: larg
• Macanese: largo
• Principense: lagu

Etymology 2

From largar ‎(“to release”).

Verb

largo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of largar

Etymology 3

From Italian largo.

Noun

largo m (plural largos)

1. (music) largo (a very slow tempo)
2. (music) largo (a musical piece or movement in such a tempo)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin largus.

Adjective

largo m ‎(feminine singular larga, masculine plural largos, feminine plural largas)

1. long

Antonyms

• corto
• breve

Usage notes

• Largo is a false friend, and does not mean large. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry large.

Descendants

• Chavacano: largo
• Palenquero: lago
• Papiamentu: largu

Noun

largo m ‎(uncountable)

1. length

Synonyms

• longitud

Coordinate terms

• alto, altura
• ancho, anchura
• espesor
• fondo
• grueso, grosor

Verb

largo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of largar.

Interjection

largo

1. get away!
2. get out!

Synonyms

• (all senses): fuera, sácate