sonso

Catalan

Etymology

Of expressive origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɔn.su]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈson.so]

Adjective

sonso (feminine sonsa, masculine plural sonsos, feminine plural sonses)

1. dull, boring

Noun

sonso m (plural sonsos, feminine sonsa, feminine plural sonses)

1. dullard, dull person

Noun

sonso m (plural sonsos)

1. Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus)

   Synonyms: barrinaire, enfú

Further reading

• “sonso”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “sonso” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zonzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsõ.su/

• Rhymes: -õsu
• Hyphenation: son‧so

Adjective

sonso (feminine sonsa, masculine plural sonsos, feminine plural sonsas, comparable, comparative mais sonso, superlative o mais sonso or sonsíssimo)

1. (of a person) stupid, dumb, foolish

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

2. (of a person) feigning innocence

Noun

sonso m (plural sonsos, feminine sonsa, feminine plural sonsas)

1. idiot, stupid person

Further reading

• “sonso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsonso/ [ˈsõn.so]
• Rhymes: -onso
• Syllabification: son‧so

Adjective

sonso (feminine sonsa, masculine plural sonsos, feminine plural sonsas)

1. alternative spelling of zonzo

Noun

sonso m (plural sonsos, feminine sonsa, feminine plural sonsas)

1. alternative spelling of zonzo

Further reading

• “sonso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024