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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pegajoso. Alternatively, from pegar + -agem + -oso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pegajoso (feminine pegajosa, masculine plural pegajosos, feminine plural pegajosas, metaphonic)
- sticky (tending to stick to things)
- Synonym: grudento
References
- “pegajoso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “pegajoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “pegajoso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “pegajoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɡaˈxoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pe‧ga‧jo‧so
Adjective
pegajoso (feminine pegajosa, masculine plural pegajosos, feminine plural pegajosas)
- tacky, sticky
- clingy
- slimy
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