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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: be‧li‧co‧so
Adjective
belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas, metaphonic)
- bellicose, warlike
- Synonym of bélico
Derived terms
Noun
belicoso m (plural belicosos, metaphonic)
- aggressive, combative, quarrelsome person
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beliˈkoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: be‧li‧co‧so
Adjective
belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas)
- bellicose, warlike
- Synonym: bélico
Related terms
Further reading