quisquilloso

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kiskiˈʝoso/ [kis.kiˈʝo.so] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kiskiˈʎoso/ [kis.kiˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kiskiˈʃoso/ [kis.kiˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kiskiˈʒoso/ [kis.kiˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: quis‧qui‧llo‧so

Adjective

quisquilloso (feminine quisquillosa, masculine plural quisquillosos, feminine plural quisquillosas)

  1. nitpicking, fussy, picky, persnickety (US), pernickety (UK), fastidious
    Synonym: tiquismiquis
  2. tetchy, touchy, prickly, testy
    Synonym: picajoso

Noun

quisquilloso m (plural quisquillosos, feminine quisquillosa, feminine plural quisquillosas)

  1. fussy person
  2. picky eater

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