insosso

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Compare Italian and Spanish insulso. Doublet of insulso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ĩˈso.su/

  • Rhymes: -osu
  • Hyphenation: in‧sos‧so

Adjective

insosso (feminine insossa, masculine plural insossos, feminine plural insossas)

  1. that has no salt or little salt; unsalted
  2. which has no flavor; tasteless
  3. (figuratively) unfunny; uninteresting
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