receoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From receio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zu/ [he.seˈo.zu], /ʁe.siˈo.zu/ [he.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈsjo.zu/ [heˈsjo.zu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zu/ [χe.seˈo.zu], /ʁe.siˈo.zu/ [χe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈsjo.zu/ [χeˈsjo.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zo/ [he.seˈo.zo]

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: re‧ce‧o‧so

Adjective

receoso (feminine receosa, masculine plural receosos, feminine plural receosas, metaphonic)

  1. afraid, fearful
  2. apprehensive
  3. shy, bashful
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