puntilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From puntillo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /puntiˈʝoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝo.so]

• IPA^(key): /puntiˈʝoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝo.so] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /puntiˈʎoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /puntiˈʃoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /puntiˈʒoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pun‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective

puntilloso (feminine puntillosa, masculine plural puntillosos, feminine plural puntillosas)

1. punctilious

   Synonym: cicatero

2. touchy

   Synonyms: picajoso, quisquilloso

Further reading

• “puntilloso”, 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