afectuoso

Portuguese

Adjective

afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas, metaphonic)

  1. (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of afetuoso; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afecto +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afeɡˈtwoso/ [a.feɣ̞ˈt̪wo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: a‧fec‧tuo‧so

Adjective

afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas)

  1. affectionate
    Synonyms: cariño, querendón (Latin America)

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