rissoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rixōsus, from rixa. By surface analysis, rissa +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /risˈso.zo/, (traditional) /risˈso.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ris‧só‧so

Adjective

rissoso (feminine rissosa, masculine plural rissosi, feminine plural rissose)

  1. quarrelsome, turbulent, unruly

Noun

rissoso m (plural rissosi, feminine rissosa)

  1. quarrelsome person
    Synonym: attaccabrighe

Further reading
  • rissoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • rissoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • rissoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • rissóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • rissóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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