obsequioso

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Latin

Adjective

obsequiōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obsequiōsus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obsequiōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ob.ze.kiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ob.zeˈkjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ob.ze.kiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ob.zeˈkjo.zo/

Adjective

obsequioso (feminine obsequiosa, masculine plural obsequiosos, feminine plural obsequiosas, metaphonic)

  1. obsequious; obedient (compliant with someone else’s orders)
  2. obsequious; fawning; subservient
    Synonym: submisso
    • 1742, João de Barros, Chronica de Emperador Clarimundo, page 12:
      [] parecendo-me antes sacrîlego desacato, do que obzequioso tributo do meu affecto.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin obsequiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obseˈkjoso/
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ob‧se‧quio‧so

Adjective

obsequioso (feminine obsequiosa, masculine plural obsequiosos, feminine plural obsequiosas)

  1. obsequious

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