receloso

Spanish

Etymology

From recelar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reθeˈloso/ [re.θeˈlo.so] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /reseˈloso/ [re.seˈlo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: re‧ce‧lo‧so

Adjective

receloso (feminine recelosa, masculine plural recelosos, feminine plural recelosas)

1. leery, wary
2. distrustful, suspicious

   Synonyms: desconfiado, sospechoso

Related terms

• celo
• celoso
• recelo

Further reading

• “receloso”, 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