malmostoso

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Italian

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Etymology

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Derived from Lombard malmostos (“surly, grumpy”, literally “badly juicy”), derived from mal (“badly”) +‎ mostos (“producing must; juicy”, adjective). By surface analysis, mal- +‎ mostoso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mal.moˈsto.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: mal‧mo‧stó‧so

Adjective

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malmostoso (feminine malmostosa, masculine plural malmostosi, feminine plural malmostose)

  1. (chiefly northern Italy) peevish, cantankerous, surly
    Synonyms: scontroso, scorbutico

References

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