Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin retēnsus.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Adjective edit

reteso (feminine retesa, masculine plural retesos, feminine plural retesas)

  1. strained; outstretched; stiff; tense

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Participle edit

reteso (short participle, feminine retesa, masculine plural retesos, feminine plural retesas)

  1. past participle of retesar

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Verb edit

reteso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retesar

References edit

  • Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa. São Paulo: Encyclopaedia Britannica do Brasil Publicações Ltda., 1976.