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Latin
Adjective
ruīnōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ruīnōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
From ruína + -oso, or borrowed from Latin ruīnōsus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: ru‧i‧no‧so
Adjective
ruinoso (feminine ruinosa, masculine plural ruinosos, feminine plural ruinosas, metaphonic)
- ruinous
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From ruina + -oso, or borrowed from Latin ruīnōsus.
Adjective
ruinoso (feminine ruinosa, masculine plural ruinosos, feminine plural ruinosas)
- ruinous, disastrous (of a business)
- dilapidated
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