"costoso" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /kosˈto.zo/, /kosˈto.so/ Forms: costosa [feminine], costosi [masculine, plural], costose [feminine, plural], costosissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso Etymology: From costare + -oso. Etymology templates: {{af|it|costare|-oso}} costare + -oso Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=costosissimo}} costoso (feminine costosa, masculine plural costosi, feminine plural costose, superlative costosissimo)
  1. costly, expensive Synonyms: caro Derived forms: costosamente, supercostoso Related terms: costo

Inflected forms

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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From costare + -oso.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "costose",
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    },
    {
      "form": "costosissimo",
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        "superlative"
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "co‧stó‧so"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "economico"
        }
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "caro"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/kosˈto.zo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kosˈto.so/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ozo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(traditional) -oso"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "costosamente"
    },
    {
      "word": "supercostoso"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "it",
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        "3": "-oso"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From costare + -oso.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "costosa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "costosi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "costose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "costosissimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    "co‧stó‧so"
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "costo"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "economico"
        }
      ],
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        "Italian adjectives",
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        "Italian lemmas",
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        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Italian/oso",
        "Rhymes:Italian/oso/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ozo",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ozo/3 syllables"
      ],
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        "costly, expensive"
      ],
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          "expensive",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "caro"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kosˈto.zo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kosˈto.so/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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