penoso

Italian

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈno.zo/, (traditional) /peˈno.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pe‧nó‧so

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosi, feminine plural penose, superlative penosissimo)

1. pathetic, pitiful
2. painful
3. anxious
4. difficult

Derived terms

• penosamente
• penosità

Portuguese

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈno.zu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈno.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: pe‧no‧so

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas, metaphonic)

1. painful

   Synonym: doloroso

2. difficult, arduous

   Synonyms: difícil, árduo

Derived terms

• penosamente
• penosidade

 

Spanish

Etymology

From pena +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈnoso/ [peˈno.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pe‧no‧so

Adjective

penoso (feminine penosa, masculine plural penosos, feminine plural penosas)

1. tough, difficult

   Synonyms: difícil, arduo, trabajoso

2. painful

   Synonym: doloroso

3. awful, pitiful
4. (Mexico) timid, easily embarrassed

   Synonyms: tímido, vergonzoso

Derived terms

• penosidad

 

Further reading

• “penoso”, 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