cioso

See also: ciòso

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.sɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔsɔ
• Syllabification: cio‧so

Noun

cioso f

1. vocative singular of ciosa

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin zēlōsus (“zealous, jealous”), from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare the later neologism zeloso.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: ci‧o‧so

Adjective

cioso (feminine ciosa, masculine plural ciosos, feminine plural ciosas, metaphonic)

1. envious, jealous

   Synonym: invejoso

2. conscientious, careful, cautious

   Synonyms: consciencioso, cauteloso

Related terms

• ciúme
• zeloso

Further reading

• “cioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025