caprichoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (whim, fancy, caprice, quirk). By surface analysis, capricho (caprice, fancy) + -oso.

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas, metaphonic)

  1. capricious (impulsive and unpredictable)
  2. who makes things with care
  3. who keeps things tidy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • caprichoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (whim, fancy, caprice, quirk); synchronically, capricho (caprice, fancy) + -oso.

Adjective

caprichoso (feminine caprichosa, masculine plural caprichosos, feminine plural caprichosas)

  1. whimsical, capricious, wayward
    Synonym: antojadizo

Further reading

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