puntilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From puntillo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /puntiˈʝoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝo.so]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /puntiˈʎoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎo.so]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /puntiˈʃoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʃo.so]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /puntiˈʒoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʒo.so]

Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: pun‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective

puntilloso (feminine puntillosa, masculine plural puntillosos, feminine plural puntillosas)

punctilious
Synonym: cicatero
touchy
Synonyms: picajoso, quisquilloso

Further reading

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

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