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belicoso

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ozu
    • Hyphenation: be‧li‧co‧so

    Adjective

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    belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas, metaphonic)

    1. bellicose, warlike
    2. synonym of bélico

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    Noun

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    belicoso m (plural belicosos, metaphonic)

    1. aggressive, combative, quarrelsome person

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /beliˈkoso/ [be.liˈko.so]
      • Rhymes: -oso
      • Syllabification: be‧li‧co‧so

      Adjective

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      belicoso (feminine belicosa, masculine plural belicosos, feminine plural belicosas)

      1. bellicose, warlike
        Synonyms: bélico, guerrero, (archaic) batallaroso

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