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Italian
Etymology
From unto + -uoso, or Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /un.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /un.tuˈo.so/, (traditional) /unˈtwo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: un‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) un‧tuó‧so
Adjective
untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosi, feminine plural untuose)
- greasy, oily, unctuous
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From unto + -uoso, or borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zo/
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: un‧tu‧o‧so
Adjective
untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas, metaphonic)
- greasy, oily, unctuous
- Synonyms: gorduroso, oleoso
Spanish
Etymology
Attested 1555.[1] From unto + -uoso, or borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unˈtwoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: un‧tuo‧so
Adjective
untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas)
- greasy, oily, unctuous
- sticky
- (derogatory) mellifluous, excessively kind and flattering
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