montanhoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin montāniōsus, an adjective based on montānia, from Latin montem (“mountain”). By surface analysis, montanha +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.tɐ̃ˈɲo.zu/ [mõ.tɐ̃ˈj̃o.zu]

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: mon‧ta‧nho‧so

Adjective

montanhoso (feminine montanhosa, masculine plural montanhosos, feminine plural montanhosas, metaphonic)

  1. mountainous (having many mountains)

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