ganancioso

Portuguese

Etymology

From ganância +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.nɐ̃.siˈo.zu/ [ɡa.nɐ̃.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡa.nɐ̃ˈsjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.nɐ̃.siˈo.zu/ [ɡa.nɐ̃.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡa.nɐ̃ˈsjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.nɐ̃.siˈo.zo/ [ɡa.nɐ̃.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ɡa.nɐ̃ˈsjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.nɐ̃ˈsjo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: ga‧nan‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

ganancioso (feminine gananciosa, masculine plural gananciosos, feminine plural gananciosas, metaphonic)

1. greedy (having greed; consumed by selfish desires)

   Synonym: guloso

Spanish

Etymology

From ganancia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡananˈθjoso/ [ɡa.nãn̟ˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡananˈsjoso/ [ɡa.nãnˈsjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ga‧nan‧cio‧so

Adjective

ganancioso (feminine gananciosa, masculine plural gananciosos, feminine plural gananciosas)

1. profitable
2. winning

Further reading

• “ganancioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16