hacendoso

Spanish

Etymology

From hacienda +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθenˈdoso/ [a.θẽn̪ˈd̪o.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asenˈdoso/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ha‧cen‧do‧so

Adjective

hacendoso (feminine hacendosa, masculine plural hacendosos, feminine plural hacendosas)

1. punctilious in domestic matters; house-proud

Further reading

• “hacendoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10