puntilloso
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puntiˈʝoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /puntiˈʎoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /puntiˈʃoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /puntiˈʒoso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pun‧ti‧llo‧so
Adjective
puntilloso (feminine puntillosa, masculine plural puntillosos, feminine plural puntillosas)
- punctilious
- Synonym: cicatero
- touchy
- Synonyms: picajoso, quisquilloso
Further reading
- “puntilloso”, 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