maravilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From maravilla +‎ -oso. Compare Portuguese maravilhoso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾabiˈʝoso/ [ma.ɾa.β̞iˈʝo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /maɾabiˈʎoso/ [ma.ɾa.β̞iˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /maɾabiˈʃoso/ [ma.ɾa.β̞iˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /maɾabiˈʒoso/ [ma.ɾa.β̞iˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: ma‧ra‧vi‧llo‧so

Adjective

maravilloso (feminine maravillosa, masculine plural maravillosos, feminine plural maravillosas)

wonderful, marvelous
Un mundo maravilloso. ― A wonderful world.

Further reading

“maravilloso”, 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