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Asturian
Adjective
silencioso
- neuter of silenciosu
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin silentiōsus.
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)
- quiet; silent
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: si‧len‧ci‧o‧so
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas, metaphonic)
- silent
- quiet
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /silenˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /silenˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: si‧len‧cio‧so
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)
- silent
- Synonyms: callado, tranquilo
- quiet
- Synonyms: quieto, mudo, tácito, taciturno
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