jocoso

Latin

Adjective

jocōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of jocōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iocōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈko.zu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈko.zu/

• Hyphenation: jo‧co‧so

Adjective

jocoso (feminine jocosa, masculine plural jocosos, feminine plural jocosas, metaphonic)

1. (formal) jocular (having a humorous tone)

References

• “jocoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “jocoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iocōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoˈkoso/ [xoˈko.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: jo‧co‧so

Adjective

jocoso (feminine jocosa, masculine plural jocosos, feminine plural jocosas, superlative jocosísimo)

1. jocular
2. facetious, playful

Related terms

• juego
• jugar
• juguetón

 

Further reading

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