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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish espinoso, from Latin spīnōsus, or from espina + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espiˈnoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧no‧so
Adjective
espinoso (feminine espinosa, masculine plural espinosos, feminine plural espinosas)
- spiny, thorny
- Synonyms: espinudo, espinado
- dangerous
- arduous
Derived terms
Noun
espinoso m (plural espinosos)
- stickleback
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