arenoso

Italian

Etymology

From arena +‎ -oso, or from Latin arenōsus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosi, feminine plural arenose)

1. sandy

   Synonym: renoso

2. unsteady, unstable

   Synonym: malfermo

Anagrams

• onerosa

Latin

Adjective

arēnōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of arēnōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arēnōsus, harēnōsus (“sandy”), from arēna, harēna (“sand”). Doublet of arenoso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾeˈno.zu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɨˈno.zu/

• Hyphenation: a‧re‧no‧so

Adjective

arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas, metaphonic)

1. sandy (containing or covered by sand)

   Synonym: areento

2. sandy (sand-coloured)

Related terms

• areado
• areal
• areento
• areia

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arēnōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾeˈnoso/ [a.ɾeˈno.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧re‧no‧so

Adjective

arenoso (feminine arenosa, masculine plural arenosos, feminine plural arenosas)

1. sandy, arenose

Related terms

• arena

 

Further reading

• “arenoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16