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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fastuōsus, from fāstus (“pride, haughtiness”). Compare Catalan fastuós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fasˈtwoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: fas‧tuo‧so
Adjective
fastuoso (feminine fastuosa, masculine plural fastuosos, feminine plural fastuosas)
- lavish, sumptuous
- Synonym: lujoso
2022 September 18, Manuel Vicent, “Solo pompas”, in El País:Cuando uno contempla la pompa fantasmagórica que se ha montado con la muerte de Isabel II de Inglaterra o asiste a una ceremonia del Papa rodeado de obispos y cardenales, envuelto en incienso entre los fastuosos mármoles de San Pedro de Roma puede que ignore que está siendo sometido a una ilusión óptica, a una trampa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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