poroso

Asturian

Adjective

poroso

1. neuter of porosu

Galician

Etymology

From poro +‎ -oso.

Adjective

poroso (feminine porosa, masculine plural porosos, feminine plural porosas)

1. porous

Derived terms

• porosidade

Further reading

• “poroso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “poroso”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology

From poro +‎ -oso.

Adjective

poroso (feminine porosa, masculine plural porosi, feminine plural porose)

1. porous
2. permeable

Derived terms

• porosità

Further reading

• poroso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

porōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of porōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From poro (“pore”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈɾo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈɾo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈɾo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈɾo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: pol‧po‧so

Adjective

poroso (feminine porosa, masculine plural porosos, feminine plural porosas, metaphonic)

1. porous (full of pores)

Derived terms

• porosidade

Further reading

• “poroso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “poroso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “poroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From poro +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈɾoso/ [poˈɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: po‧ro‧so

Adjective

poroso (feminine porosa, masculine plural porosos, feminine plural porosas)

1. porous

Derived terms

• cocodrilo poroso
• porosidad
• yerba porosa

Further reading

• “poroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025