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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin deliciōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.li.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.liˈsjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.li.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.liˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.li.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.liˈsjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ci‧o‧so
Adjective
delicioso (feminine deliciosa, masculine plural deliciosos, feminine plural deliciosas, comparable, comparative mais delicioso, superlative o mais delicioso or deliciosíssimo, metaphonic)
- delicious
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin deliciōsus. Cognate with English delicious, French délicieux, Italian delizioso, Portuguese delicioso, Romanian delicios.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /deliˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /deliˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: de‧li‧cio‧so
Adjective
delicioso (feminine deliciosa, masculine plural deliciosos, feminine plural deliciosas, superlative deliciosísimo)
- delicious, delectable, luscious
- Synonyms: exquisito, rico, sabroso
- delightful
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