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quisquilloso

/kiskiˈʝoso/

adjective/kiskiˈʝoso/

nitpicking, fussy, picky, persnickety (US), pernickety (UK), fastidious; tetchy, touchy, prickly, testy

Synonyms: tiquismiquis, picajoso

Etymology tree Spanish quisquilla 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 quisquilloso From quisquilla + -oso.

noun, masculine/kiskiˈʝoso/plural: quisquillosos

fussy person; picky eater

Etymology tree Spanish quisquilla 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 quisquilloso From quisquilla + -oso.