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Italian
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin periculōsus. By surface analysis, pericolo + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ri.koˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /pe.ri.koˈlo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧co‧ló‧so
Adjective
pericoloso (feminine pericolosa, masculine plural pericolosi, feminine plural pericolose, superlative pericolosissimo)
- dangerous, risky, insecure, unsafe
- Synonyms: insicuro, insidioso, (literary) periglioso, rischioso
- Antonym: sicuro
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