lenhoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From lenho +‎ -oso, possibly corresponding to Latin lignōsus. Compare Spanish leñoso.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ozu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lẽˈɲo.zu/ [lẽˈj̃o.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lẽˈɲo.zu/ [lẽˈj̃o.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈɲo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈɲo.zu/

• Hyphenation: le‧nho‧so

Adjective

lenhoso (feminine lenhosa, masculine plural lenhosos, feminine plural lenhosas, metaphonic)

1. (botany) wooden; ligneous (made of or relating to wood)

Related terms

• lenha
• lenho

Further reading

• “lenhoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026