especioso
Portuguese, adjective/is.pe.siˈo.zu/
especioso is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-O-S-O (9 letters). Especioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “specious (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rebuscado, refinado, delicado”.
What does especioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
specious (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. rebuscado, refinado, delicado 2. enganoso, ilusório, que induz ao erro
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 especioso
- especiosa feminine
- especiosos masculine plural
- especiosas 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 especioso?
- Brazil /is.pe.siˈo.zu/
- Brazil /is.peˈsjo.zu/
- Brazil /es.pe.siˈo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to especioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.