penoso

penoso

Italian

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈno.zo/, (traditional) /peˈno.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pe‧nó‧so

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosi, feminine plural penose, superlative penosissimo)

1. pathetic, pitiful
2. painful
3. anxious
4. difficult

Derived terms

• penosamente
• penosità

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Portuguese

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas, metaphonic)

1. painful

   Synonym: doloroso

2. difficult, arduous

Derived terms

• penosamente
• penosidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈnoso/ [peˈno.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pe‧no‧so

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas)

1. tough, difficult
2. painful

   Synonym: doloroso

3. awful, pitiful
4. (Mexico) timid, easily embarrassed

Derived terms

• penosidad

Further reading

• “penoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014