precioso

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Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

precioso

  1. neuter of preciosu

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

precioso m (feminine singular preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas)

  1. precious (of high value or worth)
  2. beautiful

Derived terms[edit]

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References[edit]

  • “precioso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “precios” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “precioso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “precioso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “precioso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso, borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zu/ [pɾe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zo/ [pɾe.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective[edit]

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

  1. precious (of high value or worth)

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

precioso m (plural preciosos, feminine preciosa, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

  1. precious (someone (or something) who is loved)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “precioso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθjoso/ [pɾeˈθjo.so]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾeˈsjoso/ [pɾeˈsjo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pre‧cio‧so

Adjective[edit]

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, superlative preciosísimo)

  1. gorgeous
  2. cute
  3. precious

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Further reading[edit]

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