presuntuoso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin praesumptuosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.zun.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /pre.zunˈtwo.so/, (traditional) /pre.sunˈtwo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Syllabification: pre‧sun‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) pre‧sun‧tuó‧so

Adjective

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosi, feminine plural presuntuose)

  1. presumptuous, conceited, self-important, bumptious
  2. cocksure

Noun

presuntuoso m (plural presuntuosi, feminine presuntuosa)

  1. presumptuous, conceited or self-important person

Derived terms

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesumptuōsus.

Adjective

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosos, feminine plural presuntuosas)

  1. presumptuous, pretentious
  2. bumptious, impertinent

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