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Galician
Etymology
From teima (“obsession”) + -oso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas)
- obstinate, stubborn
- Synonyms: porfiado, teimudo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “teimoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “teimoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “teimoso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From teima + oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: tei‧mo‧so
Adjective
teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)
- stubborn
- obstinate (who does not easily change their opinion or attitude)
- insistent (who doesn't give up easily)
- resistant, prolonged, lasting (that remains despite setbacks or difficulties)
Noun
teimoso m (plural teimosos, feminine teimosa, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)
- a stubborn person
- roly-poly toy (doll that tends to always be upright because of a rounded weight at the bottom)
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