arenoso
Italian
Etymology
From arena + -oso, or from Latin arenosus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.reˈno.zo/, (traditional) /a.reˈno.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: a‧re‧nó‧so
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosi, feminine plural arenose)
- sandy
- Synonym: renoso
- unsteady, unstable
- Synonym: malfermo
Anagrams
- onerosa
Latin
Adjective
arēnōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of arēnōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin arēnōsus, harēnōsus (“sandy”), from arēna, harēna (“sand”). Doublet of arenoso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈno.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈno.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɨˈno.zu/
- Hyphenation: a‧re‧no‧so
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas, metaphonic)
- sandy (containing or covered by sand)
- Synonym: areento
- sandy (sand-coloured)
Related terms
- areado
- areal
- areento
- areia
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin arēnōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾeˈnoso/ [a.ɾeˈno.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: a‧re‧no‧so
Adjective
arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas)
- sandy, arenose
Related terms
- arena
Further reading
- “arenoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014