capcioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kap.siˈo.zu/ [kap.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kapˈsjo.zu/, /ka.pi.siˈo.zu/ [ka.pi.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ka.piˈsjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kap.siˈo.zu/ [kap.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kapˈsjo.zu/, /ka.pi.siˈo.zu/ [ka.pi.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ka.piˈsjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kap.siˈo.zo/ [kap.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /kapˈsjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpsjo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

capcioso (feminine capciosa, masculine plural capciosos, feminine plural capciosas, metaphonic)

1. captious, sophistical

   Synonyms: ardiloso, astucioso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kabˈθjoso/ [kaβ̞ˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kabˈsjoso/ [kaβ̞ˈsjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: cap‧cio‧so

Adjective

capcioso (feminine capciosa, masculine plural capciosos, feminine plural capciosas)

1. loaded, misleading, tricky, deceptive

   Esa es una pregunta capciosa.

   That's a loaded question.

Further reading

• “capcioso”, 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