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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈto.zo/
- Rhymes: -ozo
- Hyphenation: se‧tó‧so
Etymology 1
From Latin sētōsus, saetōsus.
Adjective
setoso (feminine setosa, masculine plural setosi, feminine plural setose)
- (obsolete, rare) bristly
- Synonym: setoloso
Further reading
- setoso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From sete (“thirst”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Adjective
setoso (feminine setosa, masculine plural setosi, feminine plural setose)
- (obsolete, rare) thirsty
- Synonyms: assetato, (literary) sitibondo, (literary) siziente
Further reading
- setoso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
From seta (“silk”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Adjective
setoso (feminine setosa, masculine plural setosi, feminine plural setose)
- silky
Derived terms
Further reading
- setoso3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
sētōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sētōsus