dispendioso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dispendiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.spenˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /di.spenˈdjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: di‧spen‧dió‧so

Adjective

dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosi, feminine plural dispendiose)

1. extravagant
2. expensive

Derived terms

• dispendiosamente

Related terms

• dispendio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispendiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [d͡ʒiʃ.pẽ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [d͡ʒis.pẽ.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pẽˈd͡ʒjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pẽˈdjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: dis‧pen‧di‧o‧so

Adjective

dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosos, feminine plural dispendiosas, metaphonic)

1. spendthrift, wasteful

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dispendiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dispenˈdjoso/ [d̪is.pẽn̪ˈd̪jo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: dis‧pen‧dio‧so

Adjective

dispendioso (feminine dispendiosa, masculine plural dispendiosos, feminine plural dispendiosas)

1. spendthrift, wasteful

Related terms

• dispendio

 

Further reading

• “dispendioso”, 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