esquisito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exquīsītus, perfect passive participle of exquīrō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kiˈzi.tu/, /es.kiˈzi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kiˈzi.tu/, /es.kiˈzi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kiˈzi.tu/, /eʃ.kiˈzi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kiˈzi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kiˈzi.tu/, /(i)ʃ.kɨˈzi.tu/

• Hyphenation: ex‧que‧si‧to

Adjective

esquisito (feminine esquisita, masculine plural esquisitos, feminine plural esquisitas, comparable, superlative o mais esquisito)

1. eerie, weird, peculiar, strange
2. picky, choosy, particular