modoso
Spanish
Etymology
From modo, modos (“manners”) + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈdoso/ [moˈð̞o.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mo‧do‧so
Adjective
modoso (feminine modosa, masculine plural modosos, feminine plural modosas)
- well-mannered
- demure
- Synonym: recatado
Derived terms
Further reading
- “modoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024