vistoso

Italian

Etymology

From vista +‎ -oso. Compare Piedmontese vistus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /visˈto.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
• IPA^(key): (traditional) /visˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation: vi‧stó‧so

Adjective

vistoso (feminine vistosa, masculine plural vistosi, feminine plural vistose)

1. gaudy, showy

Derived terms

• vistosamente
• vistosità

Anagrams

• tossivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From vista (“sight”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /visˈto.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /visˈto.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viʃˈto.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /visˈto.zo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viʃˈto.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viʃˈto.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʃˈto.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: vis‧to‧so

Adjective

vistoso (feminine vistosa, masculine plural vistosos, feminine plural vistosas, metaphonic)

1. gaudy, showy, flashy

   Synonym: chamativo

Derived terms

• vistosamente

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From vista +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisˈtoso/ [bisˈt̪o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: vis‧to‧so

Adjective

vistoso (feminine vistosa, masculine plural vistosos, feminine plural vistosas)

1. vibrant, eye-catching, showy, flashy

   Synonym: llamativo

Derived terms

• vistosidad

Further reading

• “vistoso”, 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