malmostoso

Meaning

peevish, cantankerous, surly

Hyphenated as
mal‧mo‧stó‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mal.mosˈto.zo/
Etymology

Derived from Lombard malmostos (“surly, grumpy”, literally “badly juicy”), derived from mal (“badly”) + mostos (“producing must; juicy”, adjective). By surface analysis, mal- + mostoso.

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