pedroso

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin petrōsus. Doublet of petroso. By surface analysis, pedra +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɾo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɾo.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾo.zu/ [pɨˈðɾo.zu]

Hyphenation: pe‧dro‧so

Adjective

pedroso (feminine pedrosa, masculine plural pedrosos, feminine plural pedrosas, metaphonic)

stony, rocky
Synonyms: petroso, pétreo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin petrōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈdɾoso/ [peˈð̞ɾo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: pe‧dro‧so

Adjective

pedroso (feminine pedrosa, masculine plural pedrosos, feminine plural pedrosas)

(rare) stony; rocky
Synonym: rocoso

Further reading

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

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