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untuoso

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • 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

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. greasy, oily, unctuous

Derived termsEdit

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. greasy, oily, unctuous
    Synonyms: gorduroso, oleoso

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Attested 1555[1]. From unto +‎ -uoso, or borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

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

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

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further readingEdit

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