focoso

Italian

Etymology

From fuoco (“fire”) +‎ -oso (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foˈko.zo/, (traditional) /foˈko.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: fo‧có‧so

Adjective

focoso (feminine focosa, masculine plural focosi, feminine plural focose)

  1. fiery, ardent, passionate
  2. mettlesome

Derived terms

References
  1. focoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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