famoso

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Asturian

Adjective

famoso

  1. neuter of famosu

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fāmōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈmo.zo/, (traditional) /faˈmo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: fa‧mó‧so

Adjective

famoso (feminine famosa, masculine plural famosi, feminine plural famose, superlative famosissimo)

  1. famous, well-known, renowned
  2. infamous, notorious

Synonyms

Antonyms

Further reading

  • famoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

fāmōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fāmōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fāmōsus. By surface analysis, fama (“fame”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: fa‧mo‧so

Adjective

famoso (feminine famosa, masculine plural famosos, feminine plural famosas, comparable, comparative mais famoso, superlative o mais famoso or famosíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. famous
  2. very good; excellent
    Synonym: excelente
    • 2016 December 3, Maria Lopes, “As teses do PCP de A a Z”, in Público‎:
      Não são famosas as finanças do PCP: entre 2012 e 2015, o “resultado financeiro decorrente da actividade e funcionamento do partido apresenta um valor médio anual negativo de cerca de 1 milhão e 82 mil euros, o que representa um agravamento que não permitiu ultrapassar a situação financeira insustentável identificada no último congresso”.
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Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fāmōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈmoso/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: fa‧mo‧so

Adjective

famoso (feminine famosa, masculine plural famosos, feminine plural famosas)

  1. well-known, famous
    Synonym: conocido

Derived terms

Noun

famoso m (plural famosos, feminine famosa, feminine plural famosas)

  1. celebrity, famous person
    Synonym: celebridad

Further reading

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