vergonzoso

/beɾɡonˈθoso/ · B1 · adj

shameful

🙈 vergüenza (shame) + -oso (full of) = full of shame

Spanish -oso means full of, like famoso = full of fame. Vergüenza goes back to Latin verecundia, modesty. Said of a person, vergonzoso means shy or bashful. Said of an act, it means shameful.

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