cauteloso

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cautelōsus.

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosi, feminine plural cautelose)

1. cautious

   Synonym: cauto

Derived terms

• cautelosamente

Related terms

• cautela

Further reading

• cauteloso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.teˈlo.zu/ [kaʊ̯.teˈlo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.teˈlo.zu/ [kaʊ̯.teˈlo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.teˈlo.zo/ [kaʊ̯.teˈlo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kaw.tɨˈlo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: cau‧te‧lo‧so

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas, metaphonic)

1. cautious, guarded
2. wary

Derived terms

• cautelosamente

Related terms

• cautela

Spanish

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kauteˈloso/ [kau̯.t̪eˈlo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: cau‧te‧lo‧so

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas)

1. cautious, chary, cagey, gingerly

   Synonym: cuidadoso

Derived terms

• cautelosamente

 

Related terms

• acotar
• cauto
• coto
• incautar

 

Further reading

• “cauteloso”, 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