leitoso

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lactōsus. By surface analysis, leite (“milk”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lejˈtoso/ [lejˈt̪o.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation: lei‧to‧so

Adjective

leitoso (feminine leitosa, masculine plural leitosos, feminine plural leitosas)

1. milky (resembling milk in color or consistency)

Related terms

• leite

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “leitoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “leitoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leitoso, from Latin lactōsus. By surface analysis, leite (“milk”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈto.zu/ [leɪ̯ˈto.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈto.zu/ [leɪ̯ˈto.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈto.zo/ [leɪ̯ˈto.zo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈto.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈto.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈto.zu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈto.zu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈto.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: lei‧to‧so

Adjective

leitoso (feminine leitosa, masculine plural leitosos, feminine plural leitosas, metaphonic)

1. milky (resembling milk in color or consistency)

Related terms

• leite