pegajoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pegajoso. Alternatively, from pegar +‎ -agem +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɡaˈʒo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɡaˈʒo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɡaˈʒo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɡɐˈʒo.zu/ [pɨ.ɣɐˈʒo.zu]

• Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧jo‧so

Adjective

pegajoso (feminine pegajosa, masculine plural pegajosos, feminine plural pegajosas, metaphonic)

1. sticky (tending to stick to things)

   Synonym: grudento

References

• “pegajoso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “pegajoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pegajoso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “pegajoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɡaˈxoso/ [pe.ɣ̞aˈxo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pe‧ga‧jo‧so

Adjective

pegajoso (feminine pegajosa, masculine plural pegajosos, feminine plural pegajosas)

1. tacky, sticky
2. clingy
3. slimy

Related terms

• apego
• pegamento
• pegamiento
• pegar

Further reading

• “pegajoso”, 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