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tinhoso.

having ringworms

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/Brazil[t͡ʃĩˈj̃o.zu]Brazil/tiˈɲo.zu/Portugal/tɨˈɲo.zu/Portugal

  1. having ringworms

  2. disgusting, repulsive

  3. stubborn, insistent

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinhoso, from Latin tĭnĕōsus (“full of worms”). By surface analysis, tinha + -oso. Compare Galician tiñoso and Asturian tiñosu.

noun/t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/Brazil[t͡ʃĩˈj̃o.zu]Brazil/tiˈɲo.zu/Portugal/tɨˈɲo.zu/Portugal

  1. the Devil

    colloquial · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinhoso, from Latin tĭnĕōsus (“full of worms”). By surface analysis, tinha + -oso. Compare Galician tiñoso and Asturian tiñosu.

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