polvoroso

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish polvoroso.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pol‧vo‧ro‧so

Adjective

polvoroso (feminine polvorosa, masculine plural polvorosos, feminine plural polvorosas, metaphonic)

  1. dusty

References

  1. ^ polvoroso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ polvoroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

Etymology

From pólvora +‎ -oso.

Adjective

polvoroso (feminine polvorosa, masculine plural polvorosos, feminine plural polvorosas)

  1. dusty
    Synonym: polvoriento

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