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Spanish
Etymology
From empalagar + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empalaˈɡoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: em‧pa‧la‧go‧so
Adjective
empalagoso (feminine empalagosa, masculine plural empalagosos, feminine plural empalagosas)
- sickly sweet, cloying, treacly (of food or emotions)
- cloying, mawkish, bathetic
- cheesy, corny
- Synonyms: hortera, cursi
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