precioso

Asturian

Adjective

precioso

1. neuter of preciosu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾeˈθjosʊ]

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas)

1. precious (of high value or worth)
2. beautiful

Derived terms

• preciosidade

Related terms

• prezo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “precioso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “precios”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “precioso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “precioso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “precioso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso, borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zu/ [pɾe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zu/ [pɾe.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.siˈo.zo/ [pɾe.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈsjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈsjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

1. precious (of high value or worth)

Derived terms

• preciosamente

Noun

precioso m (plural preciosos, feminine preciosa, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

1. precious (someone (or something) who is loved)

Related terms

• preço

Further reading

• “precioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus. By surface analysis, precio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθjoso/ [pɾeˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeˈsjoso/ [pɾeˈsjo.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pre‧cio‧so

Adjective

precioso (feminine preciosa, masculine plural preciosos, feminine plural preciosas, superlative preciosísimo)

1. gorgeous
2. cute
3. precious

Derived terms

• metal precioso
• piedra preciosa

 

Related terms

• apreciar
• precio
• preciosidad
• preciosura
• semiprecioso

 

Further reading

• “precioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28