Portuguese

Adjective

álgido m ‎(feminine singular álgida, masculine plural álgidos, feminine plural álgidas, comparable)

1. decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
2. (medicine) algid (cold, chilly)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin algidus ‎(“cold”).

Adjective

álgido m ‎(feminine singular álgida, masculine plural álgidos, feminine plural álgidas)

1. decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
2. (medicine) algid