periculoso

Latin

Adjective

perīculōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perīculōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of perigoso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.kuˈlo.zu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾi.kuˈlo.zu/

Adjective

periculoso (feminine periculosa, masculine plural periculosos, feminine plural periculosas, metaphonic)

1. (labor law, of an occupation or workplace) involving physical hazards (such as the risk of accident or of being murdered) that entitle the worker to extra compensation
2. (poetic) perilous; dangerous

   Synonyms: arriscado, perigoso

Coordinate terms

• insalubridade (“involving environmental health hazards”)

Derived terms

• periculosidade