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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1350. Probably from Old Spanish donoso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
donoso (feminine donosa, masculine plural donosos, feminine plural donosas)
- elegant; jaunty
- Synonyms: airoso, elegante, garboso
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “donoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “donosa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “donoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “donoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈnoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: do‧no‧so
Adjective
donoso (feminine donosa, masculine plural donosos, feminine plural donosas)
- (literary) amusing
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:cuando empezaron a contarle los graciosísimos lances de la lucha, que salpimentados con mil donosas ocurrencias del cura, hacían morir de risa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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