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Portuguese
Etymology
From piolho + -oso, or from Vulgar Latin peduclōsus, from Latin peduculōsus, variant of pēdīculōsus analogous to peduculus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.oˈʎo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjoˈʎo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.oˈʎo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjoˈʎo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.oˈʎo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjoˈʎo.zo/
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: pi‧o‧lho‧so
Adjective
piolhoso (feminine piolhosa, masculine plural piolhosos, feminine plural piolhosas, metaphonic)
- lousy (infested with lice)
- Synonym: piolhento