afanoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From afanar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈno.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈno.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈno.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɐˈno.zu/

Adjective

afanoso (feminine afanosa, masculine plural afanosos, feminine plural afanosas, metaphonic)

1. laborious, arduous

Derived terms

• afanosamente

Spanish

Etymology

From afanar +‎ oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afaˈnoso/ [a.faˈno.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧fa‧no‧so

Adjective

afanoso (feminine afanosa, masculine plural afanosos, feminine plural afanosas)

1. industrious, laborious (hard-working and persistent)

   Synonyms: industrioso, laborioso

Derived terms

• afanosamente

 

Related terms

• afán

 

Further reading

• “afanoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014