untuoso

Italian

Etymology

From unto +‎ -uoso, or Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /un.tuˈo.so/, (traditional) /unˈtwo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: un‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) un‧tuó‧so

Adjective

untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosi, feminine plural untuose)

1. greasy, oily, unctuous

Derived terms

• untuosamente
• untuosità

Portuguese

Etymology

From unto +‎ -uoso, or borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zu/ [ũ.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zu/ [ũ.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zo/ [ũ.tʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ũˈtwo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: un‧tu‧o‧so

Adjective

untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas, metaphonic)

1. greasy, oily, unctuous

   Synonyms: gorduroso, oleoso

Spanish

Etymology

Attested 1555. From unto +‎ -uoso, or borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈtwoso/ [ũn̪ˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: un‧tuo‧so

Adjective

untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas)

1. greasy, oily, unctuous
2. sticky
3. (derogatory) mellifluous, excessively kind and flattering

Related terms

• untar
• unto
• untuosidad
• untura

 

Further reading

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