Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [des.pɾe.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /des.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/, /d͡ʒis.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [d͡ʒis.pɾe.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [deʃ.pɾe.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [d͡ʒiʃ.pɾe.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zo/ [des.pɾe.tẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /des.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pre‧ten‧si‧o‧so

Adjective edit

despretensioso (feminine despretensiosa, masculine plural despretensiosos, feminine plural despretensiosas, metaphonic)

  1. unpretentious, modest
    Synonym: modesto
    Antonym: pretensioso