tossigoso

Old Spanish

Etymology

From tossigo (“venom, poison”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tosiˈɡozo/

Adjective

tossigoso m (feminine tossigosa, masculine plural tossigosos, feminine plural tossigosas)

1. (of an animal) venomous, toxic
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 15v:

     Su uertud es atal que preſta contra todos los toſſicos mortales. ⁊ feridas o mordeduras de beſtias toſſigoſas.

     Its virtue is such that it is useful against all the lethal venoms, and the wounds or bite marks of venomous beasts.

2. (of a thing or substance) toxic, poisonous

Synonyms

• (venomous): pozonado

Related terms

• entossigado
• tossigamiento

Descendants

• Spanish: tosigoso