genioso

Portuguese

Etymology

From génio/gênio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.niˈo.zu/ [ʒe.nɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈnjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.niˈo.zo/ [ʒe.nɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈnjo.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈnjo.zu/

Hyphenation: ge‧ni‧o‧so

Adjective

genioso (feminine geniosa, masculine plural geniosos, feminine plural geniosas, metaphonic)

irritable, temperamental (easily annoyed)
Synonyms: temperamental, pavio curto

Further reading

“genioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“genioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026