celoso

See also: ceļošo

Galician

Etymology

Compare Spanish celoso, Portuguese cioso. From Late Latin zelosus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).

Pronunciation

celoso m (plural celosos)

• IPA^(key): [θeˈlosʊ]

Adjective

celoso (feminine celosa, masculine plural celosos, feminine plural celosas)

1. zealous
2. jealous

References

• “celoso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “celoso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “celoso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian geloso, French jaloux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈloso/ [θeˈlo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈloso/ [seˈlo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ce‧lo‧so

Adjective

celoso (feminine celosa, masculine plural celosos, feminine plural celosas)

1. jealous
2. zealous

Related terms

• celar
• celos

 

Further reading

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