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confuso

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin cōnfūsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /konˈfu.zo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -uzo
  • Hyphenation: con‧fù‧so

Adjective edit

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. confused
  2. muddled (of speech etc.)
  3. embarrassed
  4. hazy (of memory etc.)

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Participle edit

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. past participle of confondere

References edit

  1. ^ confuso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin edit

Participle edit

cōnfūsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cōnfūsus

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”), from the verb cōnfundō (“pour together”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: con‧fu‧so

Adjective edit

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

  1. confused
    • (1899) Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro, chapter 85:
      Tal foi o sentimento confuso com que entrei na loja de louça.
      Such was the confused feeling I entered the china store with.
    Synonyms: perplexo, espantado, confundido
  2. confusing
    • (1999) Gregório de Matos, Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo, Crônica do viver baiano seiscentista:
      Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo,
      Oh confusing chaos, horrendous labyrinth,

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /konˈfuso/ [kõɱˈfu.so]
  • Rhymes: -uso
  • Syllabification: con‧fu‧so

Adjective edit

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

  1. confused
    Synonym: confundido
  2. confusing
    Synonyms: intrincado, enredado

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