aparatoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From aparato +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pa.ɾaˈto.zu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ɾɐˈto.zu/

• Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ra‧to‧so

Adjective

aparatoso (feminine aparatosa, masculine plural aparatosos, feminine plural aparatosas, metaphonic)

1. sumptuous; lavish

   Synonyms: faustoso, magnífico, pomposo, suntuoso

2. embellished, but lacking in content

Derived terms

• aparatosamente

Related terms

• aparatado
• aparatar

Spanish

Etymology

From aparato +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaɾaˈtoso/ [a.pa.ɾaˈt̪o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧ra‧to‧so

Adjective

aparatoso (feminine aparatosa, masculine plural aparatosos, feminine plural aparatosas)

1. showy, lavish, flamboyant, meretricious

   Synonyms: llamativo, ostentoso

2. spectacular

   Synonym: espectacular

Derived terms

• aparatosamente
• aparatosidad

 

Further reading

• “aparatoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28