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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese mentiroso, from mentir (“to lie”), from Latin mentior (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: men‧ti‧ro‧so
Noun
mentiroso m (plural mentirosos, feminine mentirosa, feminine plural mentirosas, metaphonic)
- liar (one who tells lies)
- Synonyms: enganador, mentireiro
Adjective
mentiroso (feminine mentirosa, masculine plural mentirosos, feminine plural mentirosas, metaphonic)
- which lies or deceives
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Antonyms
Further reading
- “mentiroso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
From mentir + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mentiˈɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: men‧ti‧ro‧so
Adjective
mentiroso (feminine mentirosa, masculine plural mentirosos, feminine plural mentirosas)
- having the qualities of a liar
- having lies
Noun
mentiroso m (plural mentirosos, feminine mentirosa, feminine plural mentirosas)
- liar
- Synonym: (colloquial, El Salvador) casaquero
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