Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinhoso, from Latin tĭnĕōsus (full of worms). Compare Galician tiñoso.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/ [t͡ʃĩˈj̃o.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɲo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: ti‧nho‧so

Adjective

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tinhoso (feminine tinhosa, masculine plural tinhosos, feminine plural tinhosas, metaphonic)

  1. having ringworms
  2. disgusting, repulsive
  3. stubborn, insistent

Noun

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tinhoso m

  1. (colloquial, epithetic, uncountable) the Devil