saudoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From saudade +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈdo.zu/ [saʊ̯ˈdo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈdo.zu/ [saʊ̯ˈdo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈdo.zo/ [saʊ̯ˈdo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐwˈdo.zu/ [sɐwˈðo.zu], /sawˈdo.zu/ [sawˈðo.zu]

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: sau‧do‧so

Adjective

saudoso (feminine saudosa, masculine plural saudosos, feminine plural saudosas, metaphonic)

1. wistful (full of longing; missing)
2. that causes wistfulness, longing, saudade

Derived terms

• saudosamente

Related terms

• saudade
• saudar
• saúde

Further reading

• “saudoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024