puntilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From puntillo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10