genioso
Portuguese, adjective/ʒe.niˈo.zu/
genioso is spelled G-E-N-I-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 153,088th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “irritable, temperamental (easily annoyed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de temperamento forte”.
What does genioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
irritable, temperamental (easily annoyed)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de temperamento forte
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 genioso
- geniosa feminine
- geniosos masculine plural
- geniosas 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 genioso?
- Brazil /ʒe.niˈo.zu/
- Brazil /ʒeˈnjo.zu/
- Portugal /ʒɨˈnjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is genioso in Portuguese?
genioso appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).