belicoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.liˈko.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.liˈko.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: be‧li‧co‧so

Adjective

belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas, metaphonic)

  1. bellicose, warlike
  2. Synonym of bélico

Derived terms

  • belicosamente
  • belicosidade

Noun

belicoso m (plural belicosos, metaphonic)

  1. aggressive, combative, quarrelsome person

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beliˈkoso/ [be.liˈko.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: be‧li‧co‧so

Adjective

belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas)

  1. bellicose, warlike
    Synonym: bélico

Further reading

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