pericoloso

Italian

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin periculōsus. By surface analysis, pericolo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe.ri.koˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /pe.ri.koˈlo.so/
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  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧co‧ló‧so

Adjective

pericoloso (feminine pericolosa, masculine plural pericolosi, feminine plural pericolose, superlative pericolosissimo)

  1. dangerous, risky, insecure, unsafe
    Synonyms: insicuro, insidioso, (literary) periglioso, rischioso
    Antonym: sicuro

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