adjective/moˈdoso/
well-mannered; demure
Synonyms: recatado
Etymology tree Spanish modo, modos Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old Spanish -oso Spanish -oso Spanish modoso From modo, modos (“manners”) + -oso.