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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). Compare Spanish celoso, French jaloux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /d͡ʒeˈlo.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ge‧ló‧so
Adjective
geloso (feminine gelosa, masculine plural gelosi, feminine plural gelose, superlative gelosissimo)
- jealous
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