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costoso

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From costare +‎ -oso.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /kosˈto.zo/, (traditional) /kosˈto.so/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
    • Hyphenation: co‧stó‧so

    Adjective

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    costoso (feminine costosa, masculine plural costosi, feminine plural costose, superlative costosissimo)

    1. costly, expensive
      Synonym: caro
      Antonym: economico

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ costoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Further reading

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    • costoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
    • costoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    • costoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
    • costoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
    • costoso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • costoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    From costo +‎ -oso.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /kosˈtoso/ [kosˈt̪o.so]
    • Rhymes: -oso
    • Syllabification: cos‧to‧so

    Adjective

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    costoso (feminine costosa, masculine plural costosos, feminine plural costosas)

    1. costly, expensive
      Synonyms: caro, oneroso, prohibitivo
      Antonyms: económico, barato

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