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Portuguese
Etymology
From fogo (“fire”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: fo‧go‧so
Adjective
fogoso (feminine fogosa, masculine plural fogosos, feminine plural fogosas, metaphonic)
- enthusiastic
- salacious (promoting sexual desire or lust)
- hot-headed
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Calque of French fougueux, from fuego (“fire”) + -oso. The occurrence of fuego is an error; the original term is derived from French fougue (“enthusiasm”), from Italian foga, from Latin fuga (“escape, flight, avoidance”), cognate with English fugue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈɡoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: fo‧go‧so
Adjective
fogoso (feminine fogosa, masculine plural fogosos, feminine plural fogosas)
- ardent (especially sexually)
- Synonym: ardiente
Derived terms
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