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Portuguese
Etymology
From escama + -oso, or from Latin squāmōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
escamoso (feminine escamosa, masculine plural escamosos, feminine plural escamosas, metaphonic)
- squamous; scaly
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin squāmōsus. By surface analysis, escama + -oso. Compare English squamous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈmoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧so
Adjective
escamoso (feminine escamosa, masculine plural escamosos, feminine plural escamosas)
- squamous, scaly
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