misterioso
Asturian
Adjective
misterioso
- neuter of misteriosu
Italian
Etymology
From misterio + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.steˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /mi.steˈrjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: mi‧ste‧rió‧so
Adjective
misterioso (feminine misteriosa, masculine plural misteriosi, feminine plural misteriose)
- mysterious, secret, enigmatic, puzzling
- Synonyms: enigmatico, segreto
Derived terms
- misteriosamente
- misteriosità
Related terms
- mistero
Portuguese
Etymology
From mistério + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
Adjective
misterioso (feminine misteriosa, masculine plural misteriosos, feminine plural misteriosas, metaphonic)
- mysterious
Derived terms
- misteriosamente
Further reading
- “misterioso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
misterio + -oso
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /misteˈɾjoso/ [mis.t̪eˈɾjo.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mis‧te‧rio‧so
Adjective
misterioso (feminine misteriosa, masculine plural misteriosos, feminine plural misteriosas)
- mysterious
- mystery (e.g. mystery lover [in an affair], mystery man or woman [in a case or investigation])
- eerie (e.g. an eerie place, an eerie air or glow, eerie music)
- uncanny (e.g. uncanny knowledge or ability)
Derived terms
- misteriosamente
Further reading
- “misterioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014