prestigioso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin praestigiosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.stiˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /pre.stiˈd͡ʒo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: pre‧sti‧gió‧so

Adjective

prestigioso (feminine prestigiosa, masculine plural prestigiosi, feminine plural prestigiose)

  1. prestigious, famous, eminent

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin praestigiōsus.

Adjective

prestigioso (feminine prestigiosa, masculine plural prestigiosos, feminine plural prestigiosas, metaphonic)

  1. prestigious (of high prestige)

Further reading

  • prestigioso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin praestīgiōsus (literally full of deceitful tricks), from Latin praestīgiae (illusions, fantastic images, juggler's tricks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾestiˈxjoso/ [pɾes.t̪iˈxjo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pres‧ti‧gio‧so

Adjective

prestigioso (feminine prestigiosa, masculine plural prestigiosos, feminine plural prestigiosas)

  1. prestigious, distinguished, famous, eminent

Descendants

  • Cebuano: prestihiyoso
  • Tagalog: prestihiyoso

Further reading

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