roñoso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aerūginōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈɲoso/ [roˈɲo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ro‧ño‧so

Adjective

roñoso (feminine roñosa, masculine plural roñosos, feminine plural roñosas)

1. mean
2. avaricious
3. scabby
4. filthy

Related terms

• roña
• roñería
• roñica

 

Further reading

• “roñoso”, 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