mentiroso

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mentiroso, from mentir (to lie), from Latin mentior (to lie).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: men‧ti‧ro‧so

Noun

mentiroso m (plural mentirosos, feminine mentirosa, feminine plural mentirosas, metaphonic)

  1. liar (one who tells lies)
    Synonyms: enganador, mentireiro

Adjective

mentiroso (feminine mentirosa, masculine plural mentirosos, feminine plural mentirosas, metaphonic)

  1. which lies or deceives

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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)

  1. having the qualities of a liar
  2. having lies

Noun

mentiroso m (plural mentirosos, feminine mentirosa, feminine plural mentirosas)

  1. liar
    Synonym: (colloquial, El Salvador) casaquero

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