cauteloso

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Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cautelosus.

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosi, feminine plural cautelose)

  1. cautious
    Synonym: cauto

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cauteloso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cau‧te‧lo‧so
  • Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas, metaphonic)

  1. cautious, guarded
  2. wary

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “cauteloso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “cauteloso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

cautela +‎ -oso

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas)

  1. cautious, chary, cagey, gingerly
    Synonym: cuidadoso

Derived terms

Further reading

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