controverso

Italian

Etymology

From contro- +‎ verso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.troˈvɛr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛrso
• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧vèr‧so

Adjective

controverso (feminine controversa, masculine plural controversi, feminine plural controverse)

1. controversial

Related terms

• controversamente
• controversia

Latin

Adjective

contrōversō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contrōversus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.su/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.su/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.su/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛχ.su]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɻ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.so/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈvɛɾ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈbɛɾ.su/ [kõ.tɾuˈβɛɾ.su]

• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧ver‧so

Adjective

controverso (feminine controversa, masculine plural controversos, feminine plural controversas)

1. controversial (marked by controversy)

Further reading

• “controverso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “controverso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026