cheiroso

Portuguese

Etymology

From cheiro (“smell”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe(j)ˈɾo.zu/ [ʃe(ɪ̯)ˈɾo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe(j)ˈɾo.zu/ [ʃe(ɪ̯)ˈɾo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe(j)ˈɾo.zo/ [ʃe(ɪ̯)ˈɾo.zo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐjˈɾo.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐjˈɾo.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃejˈɾo.zu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃejˈɾo.zu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɾo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: chei‧ro‧so

Adjective

cheiroso (feminine cheirosa, masculine plural cheirosos, feminine plural cheirosas, comparable, comparative mais cheiroso, superlative o mais cheiroso or cheirosíssimo, metaphonic)

1. sweet-smelling; fragrant

Derived terms

• cheirosamente