medroso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese medroso, mederoso, medoroso, from Hispanic Vulgar Latin *metorōsus, from Latin metus.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈðɾozu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈdɾozu/
  • Hyphenation: me‧dro‧so
  • Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

medroso m (feminine singular medrosa, masculine plural medrosos, feminine plural medrosas, comparable)

  1. fearful
  2. timid
  3. craven

Spanish

Adjective

medroso (feminine singular medrosa, masculine plural medrosos, feminine plural medrosas)

  1. fearful, timid
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