garboso

Portuguese

Etymology

From garbo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈbo.zu/ [ɡaɦˈbo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈbo.zu/ [ɡaɦˈbo.zu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈbo.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈbo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaɻˈbo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾˈbo.zu/ [ɡɐɾˈβo.zu]

• Hyphenation: gar‧bo‧so

Adjective

garboso (feminine garbosa, masculine plural garbosos, feminine plural garbosas, metaphonic)

1. elegant

   Synonyms: elegante, esbelto, guapo, galhardo

2. polite, mannered, gallent

   Synonyms: educado, civilizado, cortês, polido

Spanish

Etymology

From garbo +‎ -oso.

Adjective

garboso (feminine garbosa, masculine plural garbosos, feminine plural garbosas)

1. jaunty, airy
2. magnanimous, generous

Related terms

• garbo

 

Further reading

• “garboso”, 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