empeñoso

Spanish

Etymology

From empeño +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empeˈɲoso/ [ẽm.peˈɲo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño‧so

Adjective

empeñoso (feminine empeñosa, masculine plural empeñosos, feminine plural empeñosas)

1. (Latin America) diligent, industrious, persevering

   Synonyms: diligente, industrioso, afanoso, perseverante, aplicado

Related terms

• empeñar

 

Further reading

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