dispettoso

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Italian

Etymology

From dispetto +‎ -oso; cognate with Piedmontese dispetos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.spetˈto.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: di‧spet‧tó‧so

Adjective

dispettoso (feminine dispettosa, masculine plural dispettosi, feminine plural dispettose)

  1. spiteful, teasing, naughty

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