empeñoso

Spanish

Etymology

From empeño +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /empeˈɲoso/ [ẽm.peˈɲo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño‧so

Adjective

empeñoso (feminine empeñosa, masculine plural empeñosos, feminine plural empeñosas)

(Latin America) diligent, industrious, persevering
Synonyms: diligente, industrioso, afanoso, perseverante, aplicado

Related terms

empeñar

Further reading

“empeñoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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