embarazoso

Spanish

Etymology

From embarazar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /embaɾaˈθoso/ [ẽm.ba.ɾaˈθo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /embaɾaˈsoso/ [ẽm.ba.ɾaˈso.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: em‧ba‧ra‧zo‧so

Adjective

embarazoso (feminine embarazosa, masculine plural embarazosos, feminine plural embarazosas)

1. embarrassing

   Synonyms: vergonzoso, sonrojante, bochornoso

2. awkward

   Synonym: incómodo

Related terms

• embarazado

Further reading

• “embarazoso”, 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