agudo

Agudo is a term used in Spanish and Portuguese with several related meanings to sharpness, pointedness and immediacy. As an adjective, it denotes something thin, slender, or pointed, and in general means acute or sharp in sense of perception, angle, or sensation. The word derives from Latin acutus, meaning 'sharp' or 'pointed'. In English translations, agudo corresponds to acute, sharp, or high-pitched depending on context.

In medicine, 'agudo' is used in phrases such as dolor agudo (acute pain) and enfermedad aguda (acute illness), to distinguish from chronic conditions. In music and acoustics, agudo describes high-pitched sounds or the higher register of a voice or instrument. In geometry and everyday description, 'ángulo agudo' refers to an acute angle, less than 90 degrees.

In linguistics and typography, 'acento agudo' is the acute accent used on vowels in Spanish and Portuguese; it marks stress and vowel quality and distinguishes certain word meanings or grammatical forms.

Geographically, Agudo is the name of a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As a toponym, it is found in Lusophone contexts and may appear in other place names in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world.

Because agudo is a cognate across Romance languages, its usage spans several disciplines, from science and arts to daily language, always retaining the core sense of sharpness, immediacy, or high position.