especioso
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin speciōsus (“good-looking”).
Adjective
especioso (feminine especiosa, masculine plural especiosos, feminine plural especiosas, metaphonic)
- specious (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)
Spanish
Adjective
especioso (feminine especiosa, masculine plural especiosos, feminine plural especiosas)
- pretty
- specious
Further reading
- “especioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014