facineroso

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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facinerōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of facinerōsus

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin facinerōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /faθineˈɾoso/ [fa.θi.neˈɾo.so]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fasineˈɾoso/ [fa.si.neˈɾo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: fa‧ci‧ne‧ro‧so

Adjective

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facineroso (feminine facinerosa, masculine plural facinerosos, feminine plural facinerosas)

  1. criminal; evil
    • 1882, José Zorrilla, La leyenda del Cid:
      [] Que había obrado con sus yernos
      como hombre facineroso
      y felón,
      Which he had forged with his sons-in-law
      like an evil man
    • 1631, Francisco de Quevedo, Política de Dios y gobierno de Cristo:
      tiene la suficiencia en la atrocidad facinerosa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

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facineroso m (plural facinerosos, feminine facinerosa, feminine plural facinerosas)

  1. criminal, especially a habitual criminal

Further reading

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