algoso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin algōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡo.zo/, (traditional) /alˈɡo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: al‧gó‧so

Adjective

algoso (feminine algosa, masculine plural algosi, feminine plural algose)

1. (literary) full of algae or seaweeds

Related terms

• alga

Further reading

• algoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• algóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• algóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• golosa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈɡoː.soː/, [äɫ̪ˈɡoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈɡo.so/, [älˈɡɔːs̬o]

Adjective

algōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of algōsus

Spanish

Etymology

From alga +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡoso/ [alˈɣ̞o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: al‧go‧so

Adjective

algoso (feminine algosa, masculine plural algosos, feminine plural algosas)

1. full of algae or seaweed

Further reading

• “algoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10