vergonzoso

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin vereor

Latin secundus

Latin -cundus

Latin verēcundus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin verēcundia

Old Spanish berguença

Spanish vergüenza

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old Spanish -oso

Spanish -oso

Spanish vergonzoso

From vergüenza + -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾɡonˈθoso/ [beɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /beɾɡonˈsoso/ [beɾ.ɣ̞õnˈso.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ver‧gon‧zo‧so

Adjective

vergonzoso (feminine vergonzosa, masculine plural vergonzosos, feminine plural vergonzosas)

1. shameful

   Synonym: lastimoso

2. shy, bashful

   Synonym: tímido

Further reading

• “vergonzoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025