untuoso

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)

  1. 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/ [ũ.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.tuˈo.zo/ [ũ.tʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ũˈtwo.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: un‧tu‧o‧so

Adjective

untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas, metaphonic)

  1. 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/ [ũn̪ˈt̪wo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: un‧tuo‧so

Adjective

untuoso (feminine untuosa, masculine plural untuosos, feminine plural untuosas)

  1. greasy, oily, unctuous
  2. sticky
  3. (derogatory) mellifluous, excessively kind and flattering

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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