malmostoso

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Lombard malmostos (“surly, grumpy”, literally “badly juicy”), derived from mal (“badly”) +‎ mostos (“producing must; juicy”, adjective). By surface analysis, mal- +‎ mostoso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mal.mosˈto.zo/, (traditional) /mal.mosˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: mal‧mo‧stó‧so

Adjective

malmostoso (feminine malmostosa, masculine plural malmostosi, feminine plural malmostose)

  1. (chiefly northern Italy) peevish, cantankerous, surly
    Synonyms: scontroso, scorbutico

References

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