afoso

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Italian

Etymology

From afa (sultry weather) +‎ -oso (-ous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfo.zo/, (traditional) /aˈfo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: a‧fó‧so

Adjective

afoso (feminine afosa, masculine plural afosi, feminine plural afose)

  1. sultry, muggy
    Synonyms: opprimente, torrido

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ afoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • afoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana