puntilloso

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From puntillo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /puntiˈʝoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝo.so]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /puntiˈʎoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎo.so]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /puntiˈʃoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʃo.so]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /puntiˈʒoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʒo.so]

  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pun‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective[edit]

puntilloso (feminine puntillosa, masculine plural puntillosos, feminine plural puntillosas)

  1. punctilious
    Synonym: cicatero
  2. touchy
    Synonyms: picajoso, quisquilloso

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