raivoso

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ravioso, with metathesis, from Latin rabiōsus.[1] By surface analysis, raiva +‎ -oso.[2] Compare Galician rabioso.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: rai‧vo‧so

Adjective

raivoso (feminine raivosa, masculine plural raivosos, feminine plural raivosas, metaphonic)

  1. angry, enraged
    O presidente respondeu ao jornalista num tom raivoso.
    The president replied to the journalist in an angry tone.
  2. rabid

References

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