Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin praesumptuōsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pre.zun.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /pre.zunˈtwo.so/, (traditional) /pre.sunˈtwo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) pre‧sun‧tuó‧so

Adjective edit

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosi, feminine plural presuntuose)

  1. presumptuous, conceited, self-important, bumptious
  2. cocksure

Noun edit

presuntuoso m (plural presuntuosi, feminine presuntuosa)

  1. presumptuous, conceited or self-important person

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ presuntuoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin praesumptuōsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pɾesunˈtwoso/ [pɾe.sũn̪ˈt̪wo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pre‧sun‧tuo‧so

Adjective edit

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosos, feminine plural presuntuosas)

  1. presumptuous
  2. pretentious
    Synonym: pretencioso
  3. bumptious
  4. impertinent
    Synonym: impertinente

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit