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raivoso

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ravioso, with metathesis, from Latin rabiōsus.[1] By surface analysis, raiva +‎ -oso.[2] Compare Galician rabioso.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: rai‧vo‧so

Adjective

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raivoso (feminine raivosa, masculine plural raivosos, feminine plural raivosas, metaphonic)

  1. angry, enraged
    O presidente respondeu ao jornalista num tom raivoso.
    The president replied to the journalist in an angry tone.
  2. rabid
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References

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  1. ^ raivoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
  2. ^ raivoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Further reading

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