insosso

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Compare Italian and Spanish insulso. Doublet of insulso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩˈso.su/

• Rhymes: -osu
• Hyphenation: in‧sos‧so

Adjective

insosso (feminine insossa, masculine plural insossos, feminine plural insossas)

1. that has no salt or little salt; unsalted
2. which has no flavor; tasteless
3. (figuratively) unfunny; uninteresting