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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afecto + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afeɡˈtwoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: a‧fec‧tuo‧so
Adjective
afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas)
- affectionate
- Synonyms: cariño, querendón (Latin America)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fek.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.fekˈtwo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fek.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.fekˈtwo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fek.tuˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.fekˈtwo.zo/
- Hyphenation: a‧fec‧tu‧o‧so
Adjective
afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas, metaphonic)
- (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of afetuoso
- (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of afetuoso. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.