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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese orgulloso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): orgullo (“pride”) + -oso. Compare Portuguese orgulhoso and Spanish orgulloso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
orgulloso (feminine orgullosa, masculine plural orgullosos, feminine plural orgullosas)
- proud
- haughty, arrogant, vain
- proud (gratified; feeling honoured)
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References
- “orgulloso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “orgullos” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “orgulloso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “orgulloso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “orgulloso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From orgullo + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾɡuˈʝoso/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾɡuˈʎoso/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾɡuˈʃoso/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾɡuˈʒoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: or‧gu‧llo‧so
Adjective
orgulloso (feminine orgullosa, masculine plural orgullosos, feminine plural orgullosas, superlative orgullosísimo)
- proud
- Synonym: ancho
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