guloso

See also: gulošo and guļošo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gulōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

guloso (feminine gulosa, masculine plural gulosos, feminine plural gulosas, comparable, comparative mais guloso, superlative o mais guloso or gulosíssimo, metaphonic)

1. gluttonous; greedy (prone to excessive eating)

   Synonyms: voraz, ávido, zoião, guloso, esfomeado

2. sweet-toothed (fond of sweet, sugar foods)

Derived terms

• gulosamente

Related terms

• gula

Further reading

• “guloso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.