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Italian
Etymology
From pena + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈno.zo/, (traditional) /peˈno.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pe‧nó‧so
Adjective
penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosi, feminine plural penose, superlative penosissimo)
- pathetic, pitiful
- painful
- anxious
- difficult
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From pena + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: pe‧no‧so
Adjective
penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas, metaphonic)
- painful
- Synonym: doloroso
- difficult, arduous
- Synonyms: difícil, árduo
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From pena + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈnoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pe‧no‧so
Adjective
penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas)
- tough, difficult
- Synonyms: difícil, arduo, trabajoso
- painful
- Synonym: doloroso
- awful, pitiful
- (Mexico) timid, easily embarrassed
- Synonyms: tímido, vergonzoso
Derived terms
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