pericoloso

Italian

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin periculōsus. By surface analysis, pericolo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ri.koˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /pe.ri.koˈlo.so/

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• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧co‧ló‧so

Adjective

pericoloso (feminine pericolosa, masculine plural pericolosi, feminine plural pericolose, superlative pericolosissimo)

1. dangerous, risky, insecure, unsafe

   Synonyms: insicuro, insidioso, (literary) periglioso, rischioso

   Antonym: sicuro

Derived terms

• pericolosamente
• pericolosità

Related terms

• pericolo
• pericolante

Anagrams

• ipoclorose