caballeroso

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kabaʝeˈɾoso/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kabaʎeˈɾoso/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kabaʃeˈɾoso/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kabaʒeˈɾoso/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ro‧so

Adjective

caballeroso (feminine caballerosa, masculine plural caballerosos, feminine plural caballerosas)

chivalrous

Further reading

“caballeroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025