precioso

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Asturian

Adjective

precioso

  1. neuter of preciosu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas)

  1. precious (of high value or worth)
  2. beautiful

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso, borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

  1. precious (of high value or worth)

Derived terms

Noun

precioso m (plural preciosos, feminine preciosa, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

  1. precious (someone (or something) who is loved)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus. By surface analysis, precio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθjoso/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeˈsjoso/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pre‧cio‧so

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, superlative preciosísimo)

  1. gorgeous
  2. cute
  3. precious

Derived terms

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