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Asturian
Adjective
ambicioso
- neuter of ambiciosu
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ambitiōsus.
Adjective
ambicioso (feminine ambiciosa, masculine plural ambiciosos, feminine plural ambiciosas)
- ambitious (possessing, or controlled by, ambition)
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ambitiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bi.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.biˈsjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bi.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.biˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bi.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.biˈsjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: am‧bi‧ci‧o‧so
Adjective
ambicioso (feminine ambiciosa, masculine plural ambiciosos, feminine plural ambiciosas, metaphonic)
- ambitious (possessing, or controlled by, ambition)
- lofty (idealistic)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ambitiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ambiˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ambiˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: am‧bi‧cio‧so
Adjective
ambicioso (feminine ambiciosa, masculine plural ambiciosos, feminine plural ambiciosas)
- ambitious (possessing, or controlled by, ambition)
Derived terms
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