# viscoso
## Galician
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bisˈkoso/ [bis̺ˈko.s̺ʊ]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Hyphenation: vis‧co‧so

### Adjective

viscoso (feminine viscosa, masculine plural viscosos, feminine plural viscosas)
* viscous

#### Related terms

* viscosidade

### Further reading

* “viscoso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* vescoso

### Etymology

From Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viˈsko.zo/, (traditional) /viˈsko.so/
* Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
* Hyphenation: vi‧scó‧so

### Adjective

viscoso (feminine viscosa, masculine plural viscosi, feminine plural viscose)
* viscous

#### Derived terms

* viscosità

#### Related terms

* vischio

### Further reading

* viscoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* viscoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* viscóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* viscóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /u̯isˈkoː.soː/, [u̯ɪs̠ˈkoːs̠oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /visˈko.so/, [visˈkɔːs̬o]

### Adjective

viscōsō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of viscōsus

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum. By surface analysis, visco +‎ -oso.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /visˈko.zu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /visˈko.zu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /viʃˈko.zu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /visˈko.zo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /viʃˈko.zu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /viʃˈko.zu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /biʃˈko.zu/
* Rhymes: -ozu
* Hyphenation: vis‧co‧so

### Adjective

viscoso (feminine viscosa, masculine plural viscosos, feminine plural viscosas, comparable, comparative mais viscoso, superlative o mais viscoso or viscosíssimo, metaphonic)
* viscous
    Synonyms: gosmento, melecado

#### Derived terms

* viscosidade
* viscosamente

#### Related terms

* visco / visgo

### Further reading

* “viscoso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “viscoso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “viscoso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “viscoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “viscoso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “viscoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bisˈkoso/ [bisˈko.so]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Syllabification: vis‧co‧so

### Adjective

viscoso (feminine viscosa, masculine plural viscosos, feminine plural viscosas)
* viscous, gooey
* slimy

#### Derived terms

* oso viscoso
* viscosidad

#### Related terms

* visco

### Further reading

* “viscoso”, 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