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From Late Latin montāniōsus, an adjective based on montānia, from Latin montem (mountain). By surface analysis, montaña +‎ -oso.

montañoso (feminine montañosa, masculine plural montañosos, feminine plural montañosas)

  1. mountainous

Inherited from Late Latin montāniōsus, an adjective based on montānia, from Latin montem (mountain). By surface analysis, montaña +‎ -oso. Cognate with English mountainous.

  • IPA(key): /montaˈɲoso/ [mõn̪.t̪aˈɲo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ño‧so

montañoso (feminine montañosa, masculine plural montañosos, feminine plural montañosas)

  1. mountainous