vigoroso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vigoroso. Doublet of vigorous.

Noun

vigoroso (plural vigorosos)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Adverb

vigoroso (not comparable)

1. (music) Played in this style.

Adjective

vigoroso (not comparable)

1. (music) Of a passage: (to be) played in this style.

Italian

Etymology

From vigore +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ɡoˈro.zo/, (traditional) /vi.ɡoˈro.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: vi‧go‧ró‧so

Adjective

vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosi, feminine plural vigorose, superlative vigorosissimo)

1. vigorous, spanking
2. strong, powerful
3. energetic

Derived terms

• vigorosamente
• vigorosità

Related terms

• vigente
• vigere
• vigore

Further reading

• vigoroso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From vigor (“vigour”) + -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ɡoˈɾo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ɡoˈɾo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ɡoˈɾo.zo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.ɡuˈɾo.zu/ [vi.ɣuˈɾo.zu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.ɡuˈɾo.zu/ [vi.ɣuˈɾo.zu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ɡuˈɾo.zu/ [bi.ɣuˈɾo.zu]

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: vi‧go‧ro‧so

Adjective

vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosos, feminine plural vigorosas, metaphonic)

1. vigorous
2. strong; powerful

   Synonyms: forte, poderoso, potente

3. energetic

   Synonym: enérgico

Derived terms

• vigorosamente

Further reading

• “vigoroso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vigoroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vigoroso.

Adverb

vigoroso

1. vigoroso

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin vigeō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin vigōrembor.

Spanish vigor

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 vigoroso

From vigor + -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɡoˈɾoso/ [bi.ɣ̞oˈɾo.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: vi‧go‧ro‧so

Adjective

vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosos, feminine plural vigorosas)

1. vigorous

Further reading

• “vigoroso”, 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