Portuguese

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Etymology

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With haplology from piedade (piety) +‎ -oso. From Old Galician-Portuguese piedoso, piadoso.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.eˈdo.zu/ [pɪ.eˈdo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /pjeˈdo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.eˈdo.zo/ [pɪ.eˈdo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /pjeˈdo.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧e‧do‧so

Adjective

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piedoso (feminine piedosa, masculine plural piedosos, feminine plural piedosas, comparable, comparative mais piedoso, superlative o mais piedoso or piedosíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. merciful (showing mercy)
  2. (of a person) merciful (prone to having mercy)

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