melindroso

Portuguese

Etymology

From melindre +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lĩˈdɾo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lĩˈdɾo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.lĩˈdɾo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.lĩˈdɾo.zu/

• Hyphenation: me‧lin‧dro‧so

Adjective

melindroso (feminine melindrosa, masculine plural melindrosos, feminine plural melindrosas, metaphonic)

1. performed with difficulty and commitment
2. causing difficulty or embarrassment
3. risky, dangerous
4. (of an object) fragile, delicate

References

• Dicio.com

Spanish

Etymology

From melindre +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melinˈdɾoso/ [me.lĩn̪ˈd̪ɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: me‧lin‧dro‧so

Adjective

melindroso (feminine melindrosa, masculine plural melindrosos, feminine plural melindrosas)

1. finikin, finicky (excessively fastidious)

   Synonym: melindrero

   una chica melindrosa

   a prissy girl

   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     Maese Nicolás, barbero del mesmo pueblo, decía que ninguno llegaba al Caballero del Febo, y que si alguno se le podía comparar era don Galaor, hermano de Amadís de Gaula, porque tenía muy acomodada condición para todo, que no era caballero melindroso, ni tan llorón como su hermano, y que en lo de la valentía no le iba en zaga

     Master Nicholas, the village barber, used to say that neither of them came up to the Knight of Phoebus, and that if there was any that could compare with him it was Don Galaor, the brother of Amadis of Gaul, because he had a spirit that was equal to every occasion, and was no finikin knight, nor lachrymose like his brother, while in the matter of valour he was not a whit behind him.

Related terms

• melindre
• melindrear
• melindrería

Further reading

• “melindroso”, 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