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Italian
Etymology
From arena + -oso, or from Latin arenōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.reˈno.zo/, (traditional) /a.reˈno.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: a‧re‧nó‧so
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosi, feminine plural arenose)
- sandy
- Synonym: renoso
- unsteady, unstable
- Synonym: malfermo
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Latin
Adjective
arēnōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of arēnōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin arēnōsus, harēnōsus (“sandy”), from arēna, harēna (“sand”). Doublet of arenoso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas, metaphonic)
- sandy (containing or covered by sand)
- Synonym: areento
- sandy (sand-coloured)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin arēnōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾeˈnoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: a‧re‧no‧so
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas)
- sandy, arenose
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