caprichoso
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”); synchronically, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) + -oso.
AdjectiveEdit
caprichoso m (feminine singular caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas, comparable)
- capricious (impulsive and unpredictable)
- who makes things with care
- who keeps things tidy
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “caprichoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”); synchronically, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) + -oso.
AdjectiveEdit
caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas)
- whimsical, capricious, wayward
- Synonym: antojadizo
Further readingEdit
- “caprichoso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.