What does agudo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word agudo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use agudo in Spanish.

The word agudo in Spanish means high-pitched, sharp, keen, sharp, quick-witted, sharp, splitting, oxytone, acute accent, acute angle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word agudo

high-pitched

adjetivo (sonido: de tono alto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El sonido es tan agudo que lastima el oído.
The sound is so high-pitched that it hurts the ear.

sharp

adjetivo (muy puntiagudo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No podrás extender bien la mantequilla con un cuchillo tan agudo.
You won't be able to spread the butter well with such a sharp knife.

keen, sharp, quick-witted

adjetivo (ingenioso, sagaz)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Buena respuesta, has estado muy agudo.
Good answer; you are very sharp.

sharp, splitting

adjetivo (dolor intenso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El dolor agudo es intenso y de corta duración, el dolor crónico dura más de tres meses.
A sharp pain is intense and of short duration, whereas chronic pain lasts more than three months.

oxytone

adjetivo (palabra: acento en última sílaba)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
¿Puedes darme tres ejemplos de palabras agudas?
Can you give me three examples of oxytone words?

acute accent

nombre masculino (signo gráfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En español el acento ortográfico que se utiliza es siempre el agudo.

acute angle

nombre masculino (de menos de 90 grados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El triángulo equilátero tiene tres ángulos agudos.
An equilateral triangle has three acute angles.

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