ciumento
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siwˈmẽ.tu/ [siʊ̯ˈmẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siwˈmẽ.to/ [siʊ̯ˈmẽ.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /siwˈmẽ.tu/
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
Adjective
ciumento (feminine ciumenta, masculine plural ciumentos, feminine plural ciumentas)
- jealous (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
- jealous (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
Further reading
- “ciumento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ciumento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026