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Portuguese
Etymology
From sombra + -oso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sombroso (feminine sombrosa, masculine plural sombrosos, feminine plural sombrosas, metaphonic)
- shady (abounding in shades)
- Synonym: umbroso
Further reading
- “sombroso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “sombroso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “sombroso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “sombroso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “sombroso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “sombroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From sombra + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /somˈbɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: som‧bro‧so
Adjective
sombroso (feminine sombrosa, masculine plural sombrosos, feminine plural sombrosas)
- shady, umbrageous
- Synonyms: umbroso, sombrío
- gloomy, dark
Further reading