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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin officiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.fi.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.fiˈsjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.fi.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.fiˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.fi.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.fiˈsjo.zo/
Adjective
oficioso (feminine oficiosa, masculine plural oficiosos, feminine plural oficiosas, metaphonic)
- obsequious
- disinterested
- unofficial
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin officiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ofiˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ofiˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: o‧fi‧cio‧so
Adjective
oficioso (feminine oficiosa, masculine plural oficiosos, feminine plural oficiosas)
- officious
- unofficial
- Antonym: oficial
Derived terms
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