pantanoso

Italian

Etymology

From pantano +‎ -oso.

Adjective

pantanoso (feminine pantanosa, masculine plural pantanosi, feminine plural pantanose)

1. marshy, boggy
2. muddy

Portuguese

Etymology

pântano + -oso

Adjective

pantanoso (feminine pantanosa, masculine plural pantanosos, feminine plural pantanosas, metaphonic)

1. swampy (resembling a swamp)

Spanish

Etymology

pantano + -oso

Adjective

pantanoso (feminine pantanosa, masculine plural pantanosos, feminine plural pantanosas)

1. swampy, marshy
2. tricky, tough

Further reading

• “pantanoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014