acuoso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aquōsus. Doublet of the inherited aguoso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkwoso/ [aˈkwo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧cuo‧so

Adjective

acuoso (feminine acuosa, masculine plural acuosos, feminine plural acuosas)

1. aqueous (consisting mostly of water)
2. watery (diluted or having too much water)

   Synonym: aguado

Related terms

• agua

 

Further reading

• “acuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10