caprichoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”). By surface analysis, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pɾiˈʃo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pɾiˈʃo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pɾiˈʃo.zo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pɾiˈʃo.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pɾiˈʃo.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pɾiˈt͡ʃo.zu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧pri‧cho‧so

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas, metaphonic)

1. capricious (impulsive and unpredictable)
2. who makes things with care
3. who keeps things tidy

Derived terms

• caprichosamente

Related terms

• capricho, caprichar

Further reading

• “caprichoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”). By surface analysis, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapɾiˈt͡ʃoso/ [ka.pɾiˈt͡ʃo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ca‧pri‧cho‧so

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas)

1. whimsical, capricious, wayward

   Synonym: antojadizo

Further reading

• “caprichoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10