especioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin speciōsus (“good-looking”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pe.siˈo.zu/ [is.pe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /is.peˈsjo.zu/, /es.pe.siˈo.zu/ [es.pe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /es.peˈsjo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pe.siˈo.zu/ [iʃ.pe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.peˈsjo.zu/, /eʃ.pe.siˈo.zu/ [eʃ.pe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.peˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pe.siˈo.zo/ [es.pe.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /es.peˈsjo.zo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨˈsjo.zu/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

especioso (feminine especiosa, masculine plural especiosos, feminine plural especiosas, metaphonic)

  1. specious (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)

Spanish

Adjective

especioso (feminine especiosa, masculine plural especiosos, feminine plural especiosas)

  1. pretty
  2. specious

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