dispendioso

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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)

  1. extravagant
  2. expensive

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispendiōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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)

  1. 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)

  1. spendthrift, wasteful

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