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Galician
Etymology
Compare Spanish celoso, Portuguese cioso. From Late Latin zelosus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).
Pronunciation
celoso m (plural celosos)
Adjective
celoso (feminine celosa, masculine plural celosos, feminine plural celosas)
- zealous
- jealous
References
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian geloso, French jaloux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈloso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈloso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: ce‧lo‧so
Adjective
celoso (feminine celosa, masculine plural celosos, feminine plural celosas)
- jealous
- zealous
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