focoso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fuoco (“fire”) +‎ -oso (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /foˈko.zo/, (traditional) /foˈko.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: fo‧có‧so

Adjective[edit]

focoso (feminine focosa, masculine plural focosi, feminine plural focose)

  1. fiery, ardent, passionate
  2. mettlesome

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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