cioso
Portuguese, adjective/siˈo.zu/
cioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “envious, jealous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cuidadoso, cauteloso, zeloso”.
What does cioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
envious, jealous
- 2
conscientious, careful, cautious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cuidadoso, cauteloso, zeloso 2. quem tem ciúme; ciumento 3. invejoso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cioso
- ciosa feminine
- ciosos masculine plural
- ciosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cioso?
- Brazil /siˈo.zu/
- Brazil /ˈsjo.zu/
- Portugal /ˈsjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cioso in Portuguese?
cioso appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).