saudoso

Portuguese

Etymology

saudade +‎ -oso

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

saudoso (feminine saudosa, masculine plural saudosos, feminine plural saudosas, metaphonic)

1. wistful (full of longing; missing)
2. that causes wistfulness, longing, saudade

Derived terms

• saudosamente

Related terms

• saudade
• saudar
• saúde

Further reading

• “saudoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024