fogoso

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From fogo (fire) +‎ -oso (-ous).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: fo‧go‧so

Adjective

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fogoso (feminine fogosa, masculine plural fogosos, feminine plural fogosas, metaphonic)

  1. enthusiastic
  2. salacious (promoting sexual desire or lust)
  3. hot-headed

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Calque of French fougueux, from fuego (fire) +‎ -oso. The occurrence of fuego is an error; the original term is derived from French fougue (enthusiasm), from Italian foga, from Latin fuga (escape, flight, avoidance), cognate with English fugue.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foˈɡoso/ [foˈɣ̞o.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: fo‧go‧so

Adjective

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fogoso (feminine fogosa, masculine plural fogosos, feminine plural fogosas)

  1. ardent (especially sexually)
    Synonym: ardiente

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