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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pegajoso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pegajoso (feminine pegajosa, masculine plural pegajosos, feminine plural pegajosas, metaphonic)
- sticky (tending to stick to things)
- Synonym: grudento
Spanish
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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