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Italian
Etymology
From Latin dispendiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.spenˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /di.spenˈdjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: di‧spen‧dió‧so
Adjective
dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosi, feminine plural dispendiose)
- extravagant
- expensive
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dispendiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: dis‧pen‧di‧o‧so
Adjective
dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosos, feminine plural dispendiosas, metaphonic)
- spendthrift, wasteful
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dispendiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dispenˈdjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: dis‧pen‧dio‧so
Adjective
dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosos, feminine plural dispendiosas)
- spendthrift, wasteful
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