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Portuguese
Etymology
From aparato + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ra‧to‧so
Adjective
aparatoso (feminine aparatosa, masculine plural aparatosos, feminine plural aparatosas, metaphonic)
- sumptuous; lavish
- Synonyms: faustoso, magnífico, pomposo, suntuoso
- embellished, but lacking in content
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Spanish
Etymology
From aparato + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apaɾaˈtoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧ra‧to‧so
Adjective
aparatoso (feminine aparatosa, masculine plural aparatosos, feminine plural aparatosas)
- showy, lavish, flamboyant, meretricious
- Synonyms: llamativo, ostentoso
- spectacular
- Synonym: espectacular
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 314:Ciertas formas aparatosas de histerismo y epilepsia, son también para el vulgo enfermedades demoníacas, y el remedio más eficaz es el que en menos tiempo le eche del cuerpo los malos espíritus.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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