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Italian
Etymology
From Latin gulōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoˈlo.zo/
- Rhymes: -ozo
- Hyphenation: go‧ló‧so
Adjective
goloso (feminine golosa, masculine plural golosi, feminine plural golose, superlative golosissimo) (di)
- greedy, voracious (for)
Noun
goloso m (plural golosi, feminine golosa)
- glutton, gourmand, gormandizer
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin gulōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoˈloso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: go‧lo‧so
Adjective
goloso (feminine golosa, masculine plural golosos, feminine plural golosas)
- greedy, gluttonous (given to excessive eating)
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 177:
- sweet-toothed, having a sweet tooth (fond of sweets)
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