vicioso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitiosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /biˈθjoso/ [biˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /biˈsjoso/ [biˈsjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: vi‧cio‧so

Adjective

vicioso (feminine viciosa, masculine plural viciosos, feminine plural viciosas)

1. profligate
2. vicious

Derived terms

• círculo vicioso
• viciosamente

 

Related terms

• vicio

 

Further reading

• “vicioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16