recatado

Portuguese

Adjective

recatado (feminine recatada, masculine plural recatados, feminine plural recatadas)

  1. reserved; bashful
  2. modest; simple
  3. circumspect; prudent

Spanish

Etymology

From recatar (“to hide”).

Adjective

recatado (feminine recatada, masculine plural recatados, feminine plural recatadas)

  1. demure, coy, bashful (person)
    Synonyms: pudorosa, modesta
  2. modest; prudent (clothing or style)

Derived terms

Participle

recatado (feminine recatada, masculine plural recatados, feminine plural recatadas)

  1. past participle of recatar

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