raivoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ravioso, with metathesis, from Latin rabiōsus.[1] By surface analysis, raiva +‎ -oso.[2] Compare Galician rabioso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁajˈvo.zu/ [haɪ̯ˈvo.zu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁajˈvo.zu/ [χaɪ̯ˈvo.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁajˈvo.zo/ [haɪ̯ˈvo.zo]
 

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: rai‧vo‧so

Adjective

raivoso (feminine raivosa, masculine plural raivosos, feminine plural raivosas, metaphonic)

  1. angry, enraged
    O presidente respondeu ao jornalista num tom raivoso.
    The president replied to the journalist in an angry tone.
  2. rabid

References

  1. ^ raivoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025
  2. ^ raivoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025