sospechoso

Spanish

Etymology

From sospechar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sospeˈt͡ʃoso/ [sos.peˈt͡ʃo.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: sos‧pe‧cho‧so

Adjective

sospechoso (feminine sospechosa, masculine plural sospechosos, feminine plural sospechosas)

1. suspicious, suspect, fishy, shady, sketchy
2. shifty

Noun

sospechoso m (plural sospechosos, feminine sospechosa, feminine plural sospechosas)

1. suspect

Related terms

• sospecha
• sospechar
• suspicaz

Further reading

• “sospechoso”, 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