gozo

See also: Gozo and gozó

Basque

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡos̻o/, [ɡo̞.s̻o̞]

Adjective

gozo (comparative gozoago, superlative gozoen, excessive gozoegi)

  1. sweet

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Spanish gozo (compare modern Spanish gozo), from Latin gaudium. Displaced Old Portuguese goyo, goivo. Doublet of gáudio and goivo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡo.zu/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: go‧zo

Noun

gozo m (plural gozos)

  1. joy, enjoyment
  2. pleasure, satisfaction
  3. usefulness
  4. joke
  5. mockery
  6. (Brazil, colloquial) orgasm
Usage notes
  • In its Brazilian colloquial sense, it can also refer to semen/sperm.
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.zu/

  • Rhymes: -ɔzu
  • Hyphenation: go‧zo

Verb

gozo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gozar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gaudium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈɡoθo/ [ˈɡo.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈɡoso/ [ˈɡo.so]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -oθo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: go‧zo

Noun

gozo m (plural gozos)

  1. joy
  2. pleasure, enjoyment

Derived terms

Verb

gozo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gozar

Further reading
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