piojoso

Spanish

Etymology

From piojo (“louse”) +‎ -oso, or possibly from Vulgar Latin peduclosus, from Latin pēduculōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjoˈxoso/ [pjoˈxo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pio‧jo‧so

Adjective

piojoso (feminine piojosa, masculine plural piojosos, feminine plural piojosas)

1. lousy (infested with lice)

   Synonym: piojento

See also

• lendroso

Further reading

• “piojoso”, 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