licencioso
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.sẽ.siˈo.zu/ [li.sẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /li.sẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.sẽ.siˈo.zo/ [li.sẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /li.sẽˈsjo.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.sẽˈsjo.zu/
Adjective
licencioso (feminine licenciosa, masculine plural licenciosos, feminine plural licenciosas, metaphonic)
Further reading
- “licencioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “licencioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liθenˈθjoso/ [li.θẽn̟ˈθjo.so] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /lisenˈsjoso/ [li.sẽnˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: li‧cen‧cio‧so
Adjective
licencioso (feminine licenciosa, masculine plural licenciosos, feminine plural licenciosas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “licencioso”, 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