receoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From receio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zu/ [he.seˈo.zu], /ʁe.siˈo.zu/ [he.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈsjo.zu/ [heˈsjo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zu/ [he.seˈo.zu], /ʁe.siˈo.zu/ [he.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈsjo.zu/ [heˈsjo.zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zu/ [χe.seˈo.zu], /ʁe.siˈo.zu/ [χe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈsjo.zu/ [χeˈsjo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈo.zo/ [he.seˈo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsjo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: re‧ce‧o‧so

Adjective

receoso (feminine receosa, masculine plural receosos, feminine plural receosas, metaphonic)

1. afraid, fearful
2. apprehensive
3. shy, bashful