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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Catalan prolix, Portuguese prolixo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈlixo/
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: pro‧li‧jo
Adjective
prolijo (feminine prolija, masculine plural prolijos, feminine plural prolijas)
- prolix, tedious, particular, long-winded
- Synonym: tedioso
- overcareful
- Synonym: cuidadoso
- troublesome
- Synonym: problemático
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