despretensioso

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/, /d͡ʒis.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pɾe.tẽ.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.pɾe.tẽˈsjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pre‧ten‧si‧o‧so

Adjective

despretensioso (feminine despretensiosa, masculine plural despretensiosos, feminine plural despretensiosas, metaphonic)

  1. unpretentious, modest
    Synonym: modesto
    Antonym: pretensioso