contencioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contentiōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [kõ.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tẽ.siˈo.zo/ [kõ.tẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tẽˈsjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: con‧ten‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

contencioso (feminine contenciosa, masculine plural contenciosos, feminine plural contenciosas, metaphonic)

  1. contentious
  2. litigious

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contentiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontenˈθjoso/ [kõn̪.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjo.so] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kontenˈsjoso/ [kõn̪.t̪ẽnˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: con‧ten‧cio‧so

Adjective

contencioso (feminine contenciosa, masculine plural contenciosos, feminine plural contenciosas)

  1. contentious

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