escamoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From escama + -oso, or from Latin squāmōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kaˈmo.zu/, /es.kaˈmo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kaˈmo.zu/, /eʃ.kaˈmo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kaˈmo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧mo‧so

Adjective

escamoso (feminine escamosa, masculine plural escamosos, feminine plural escamosas, metaphonic)

  1. squamous; scaly

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin squāmōsus. By surface analysis, escama + -oso. Compare English squamous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskaˈmoso/ [es.kaˈmo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧so

Adjective

escamoso (feminine escamosa, masculine plural escamosos, feminine plural escamosas)

  1. squamous, scaly

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