caprichoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”). By surface analysis, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.pɾiˈʃo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.pɾiˈʃo.zo/
 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧pri‧cho‧so

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas, metaphonic)

  1. capricious (impulsive and unpredictable)
  2. who makes things with care
  3. who keeps things tidy

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (“whim, fancy, caprice, quirk”). By surface analysis, capricho (“caprice, fancy”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapɾiˈt͡ʃoso/ [ka.pɾiˈt͡ʃo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ca‧pri‧cho‧so

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas)

  1. whimsical, capricious, wayward
    Synonym: antojadizo

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.