cauteloso

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cautelosus.

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosi, feminine plural cautelose)

  1. cautious
    Synonym: cauto

Derived terms

Further reading
  • cauteloso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From cautela +‎ -oso.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: cau‧te‧lo‧so

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas, metaphonic)

  1. cautious, guarded
  2. wary

Derived terms

References
  1. “cauteloso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “cauteloso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

cautela +‎ -oso

Adjective

cauteloso (feminine cautelosa, masculine plural cautelosos, feminine plural cautelosas)

  1. cautious, chary, cagey, gingerly
    Synonym: cuidadoso

Derived terms

Further reading
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