piojoso

Spanish

Etymology

From piojo (“louse”) +‎ -oso, or possibly from Vulgar Latin peduclosus, from Latin pēduculōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjoˈxoso/ [pjoˈxo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: pio‧jo‧so

Adjective

piojoso (feminine piojosa, masculine plural piojosos, feminine plural piojosas)

lousy (infested with lice)
Synonym: piojento

See also

lendroso

Further reading

“piojoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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