empalagoso

Spanish

Etymology

From empalagar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empalaˈɡoso/ [ẽm.pa.laˈɣ̞o.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧la‧go‧so

Adjective

empalagoso (feminine empalagosa, masculine plural empalagosos, feminine plural empalagosas)

  1. sickly sweet, cloying, treacly (of food or emotions)
  2. cloying, mawkish, bathetic
  3. cheesy, corny
    Synonyms: hortera, cursi

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