piedoso

Portuguese

Etymology

With haplology from piedade (“piety”) +‎ -oso. From Old Galician-Portuguese piedoso, piadoso.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.eˈdo.zu/ [pɪ.eˈdo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /pjeˈdo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.eˈdo.zo/ [pɪ.eˈdo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /pjeˈdo.zo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pjɛˈdo.zu/ [pjɛˈðo.zu]

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧e‧do‧so

Adjective

piedoso (feminine piedosa, masculine plural piedosos, feminine plural piedosas, comparable, comparative mais piedoso, superlative o mais piedoso or piedosíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. merciful (showing mercy)
  2. (of a person) merciful (prone to having mercy)

Derived terms
  • piedosamente

Further reading
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