Spanish word

embrionario

Pronunciation

IPA/embɾjoˈnaɾjo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveembryonic

Example

El plan todavía es embrionario.

The plan is still embryonic.

Illustration for embrionario (embryonic)

More examples

Lo que propones me parece embrionario; hay que pulirlo.

What you propose seems embryonic to me; it needs to be polished.

Core concept

Very early, not-yet-developed stage.

Common phrases

  • fase embrionaria

    embryonic phase

  • idea embrionaria

    embryonic idea

  • etapa embrionaria

    embryonic stage

Similar words

rudimentario: Contains only basic elements, simple and incomplete, often functional but lacking refinement.
incipiente: Beginning to develop or grow, showing initial signs of change and likely to evolve.

Definition in Spanish

Que existe de forma incipiente y aún no ha alcanzado desarrollo completo; de carácter inicial.

Word origin

From Spanish embrión (from Latin embryō and Greek ἔμβρυον) plus the adjective-forming suffix -ario, meaning 'pertaining to an embryo' and thus 'in an initial stage'.

Usage tips

  • Often sounds formal or technical in everyday speech, so speakers commonly use incipiente or estar en sus inicios for casual contexts.

Opposites

  • avanzadoadvancedadjective
  • consolidadoconsolidatedadjective

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