liso

See also: Appendix:Variations of "liso"

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈl̪i.s̪o]

Noun

líso (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. seed

   Synonym: binhi

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: li‧so

Adjective

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas)

1. smooth

Further reading

• “liso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Higaonon

Noun

liso

1. seed

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.so]

Noun

líso

1. seed

   Synonym: busol

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.zo/
• Rhymes: -izo
• Hyphenation: lì‧so

Etymology 1

Possibly from Latin ēlīsus, past participle of ēlīdere.

Adjective

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisi, feminine plural lise)

1. worn (out), threadbare, ragged, tattered

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

liso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisare

Anagrams

• silo, silo-, soli

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līsō, *līsijō (“softly”), adverbial form of Proto-West Germanic *līs(ī) (“soft, gentle”); equivalent to *līsi (“low, soft”) +‎ -o (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Old Saxon *līso (whence Middle Low German lîse (“low, gently, softly”)).

Adverb

līso

1. softly (speaking with a low voice)

Descendants

• Middle High German: līse, līs, līnse
  • German: leise

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós); Asturian llisu, lisu; Catalan llis; Corsican liscio; Extremaduran liso; French lisse; Friulian lis; Galician liso; Italian liscio; Leonese llisu; Maltese lixx; Occitan lis; Spanish liso; Sicilian lisciu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.zu/

• Rhymes: -izu
• Hyphenation: li‧so

Adjective

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas, diminutive lisinho)

1. smooth-textured

   Synonyms: macio, suave, polido

   Antonym: áspero

2. flat (having no height variation)

   Synonyms: alisado, plano, nivelado

3. plain (of just one color)
4. straight-haired

   cabelo liso ― straight hair

5. (figuratively) sincere, truthful
6. (colloquial) bald (having no hair)
7. (colloquial) flat-chested
8. (Brazil, colloquial) broke, penniless (with little or no money)

   Synonyms: duro, limpo, teso

Related terms

• alisar

Further reading

• “liso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “liso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “liso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “liso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “liso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From the Romance/Vulgar Latin *līssius, from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”). Compare Portuguese liso, French lisse, Catalan llis, Italian liscio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈli.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: li‧so

Adjective

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisos, feminine plural lisas)

1. smooth

   Synonym: suave

   Antonym: áspero

2. plain

   Synonym: sencillo

3. flat

   Synonym: llano

4. flat-chested (woman)
5. straight

   Synonym: recto

Derived terms

• alisar
• lisa y llanamente
• músculo liso

 

Verb

liso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisar

Further reading

• “liso”, 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

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.

Noun

lîsó class 5 (plural émêhlo class 6)

1. eye

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈso/ [lɪˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: li‧so

Adjective

lisó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. confused; bewildered

   Synonyms: lito, taranta

Noun

lisó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. bewilderedness; confusedness

   Synonyms: pagkalito, lito, taranta, pagkataranta, katarantahan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish liso (“plain”).

Alternative forms

• linso

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliso/ [ˈliː.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: li‧so

Adjective

liso (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. simple; plain; unadorned

   Synonyms: payak, simple, yano

Derived terms

• kalisuhan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈsoʔ/ [lɪˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: li‧so

Adjective

lisô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐᜓ)

1. restless; mobile

   Synonyms: magalaw, di-mapakali, di-mapalagay

Derived terms

• maliso

Anagrams

• soli, silo