afanoso
Portuguese
Etymology
From afanar + -oso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.faˈno.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.faˈno.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɐˈno.zu/
Adjective
afanoso (feminine afanosa, masculine plural afanosos, feminine plural afanosas, metaphonic)
- laborious, arduous
Spanish
Etymology
From afanar + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afaˈnoso/ [a.faˈno.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: a‧fa‧no‧so
Adjective
afanoso (feminine afanosa, masculine plural afanosos, feminine plural afanosas)
- industrious, laborious (hard-working and persistent)
Derived terms
- afanosamente
Related terms
- afán
Further reading
- “afanoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014