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Italian
Etymology
From scherzo + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skerˈt͡so.zo/, (traditional) /skerˈt͡so.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: scher‧zó‧so
Adjective
scherzoso (feminine scherzosa, masculine plural scherzosi, feminine plural scherzose)
- playful
- Synonym: motteggevole
- facetious
Derived terms
Further reading
- scherzoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- scherzoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- scherzoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa