Italian edit

Etymology edit

From fuoco (fire) +‎ -oso (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /foˈko.zo/, (traditional) /foˈko.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: fo‧có‧so

Adjective edit

focoso (feminine focosa, masculine plural focosi, feminine plural focose)

  1. fiery, ardent, passionate
  2. mettlesome

Derived terms edit

References edit

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