escrupuloso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɾu.puˈlo.zu/, /es.kɾu.puˈlo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɾu.puˈlo.zu/, /eʃ.kɾu.puˈlo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɾu.puˈlo.zo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɾu.puˈlo.zu/

  • Hyphenation: es‧cru‧pu‧lo‧so

Adjective

escrupuloso (feminine escrupulosa, masculine plural escrupulosos, feminine plural escrupulosas, metaphonic)

  1. scrupulous; meticulous

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin scrūpulōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɾupuˈloso/ [es.kɾu.puˈlo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: es‧cru‧pu‧lo‧so

Adjective

escrupuloso (feminine escrupulosa, masculine plural escrupulosos, feminine plural escrupulosas)

  1. qualmish
  2. scrupulous
  3. fussy

Derived terms

Further reading