goloso

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin gulōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈlo.zo/
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  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: go‧ló‧so

Adjective

goloso (feminine golosa, masculine plural golosi, feminine plural golose, superlative golosissimo) (di)

  1. greedy, voracious (for)

Noun

goloso m (plural golosi, feminine golosa)

  1. 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)

  1. greedy, gluttonous (given to excessive eating)
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 177:
      Las muchachas golosas que van a la cocina a comer en la olla.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. sweet-toothed, having a sweet tooth (fond of sweets)

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