spiritoso

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Italian spiritoso

Adverb[edit]

spiritoso (not comparable)

  1. (music) In a lively or spirited manner
    Synonym: spirituoso

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From spirito +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spi.riˈto.zo/, (traditional) /spi.riˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tó‧so

Adjective[edit]

spiritoso (feminine spiritosa, masculine plural spiritosi, feminine plural spiritose)

  1. witty
    Synonym: motteggevole
  2. funny
  3. spirituous

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

spiritoso m (plural spiritosi, feminine spiritosa)

  1. a witty person; a wit

Further reading[edit]

  • spiritoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • spiritoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • spiritóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • spiritóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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