pomposo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”). Doublet of pompous.
Adjective edit
pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)
- (music) ceremonious and dignified
Adverb edit
pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)
- (music) in a ceremonious and dignified manner
References edit
- “pomposo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin pompōsus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pomˈpo.zo/, (traditional) /pomˈpo.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pom‧pó‧so
Adjective edit
pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposi, feminine plural pompose)
Derived terms edit
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References edit
- ^ pomposo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin pompōsus.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pom‧po‧so
Adjective edit
pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposos, feminine plural pomposas, metaphonic)
- pompous (affectedly grand)
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Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin pompōsus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposos, feminine plural pomposas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pomposo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014