afectuoso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afecto +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afeɡˈtwoso/ [a.feɣ̞ˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: a‧fec‧tuo‧so

Adjective

afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas)

1. affectionate

   Synonyms: cariño, querendón (Latin America)

Derived terms

• afectuosamente
• afectuosidad

 

Related terms

• afecto

 

Further reading

• “afectuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28