cauteloso

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cautelōsus.

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosi, feminine plural cautelose)

  1. cautious
    Synonym: cauto

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cauteloso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaw.teˈlo.zu/ [kaʊ̯.teˈlo.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaw.teˈlo.zo/ [kaʊ̯.teˈlo.zo]

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: cau‧te‧lo‧so

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas, metaphonic)

  1. cautious, guarded
  2. wary

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “cauteloso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “cauteloso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kauteˈloso/ [kau̯.t̪eˈlo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: cau‧te‧lo‧so

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas)

  1. cautious, chary, cagey, gingerly
    Synonym: cuidadoso

Derived terms

Further reading

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