teimoso

From teima (“obsession”) +‎ -oso.

• IPA^(key): [tei̯ˈmosʊ]

teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas)

1. obstinate, stubborn

   Synonyms: porfiado, teimudo

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “teimoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “teimoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “teimoso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From teima +‎ oso.

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: tei‧mo‧so

teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)

1. stubborn
2. obstinate (who does not easily change their opinion or attitude)
3. insistent (who doesn't give up easily)
4. resistant, prolonged, lasting (that remains despite setbacks or difficulties)

teimoso m (plural teimosos, feminine teimosa, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)

1. a stubborn person
2. roly-poly toy (doll that tends to always be upright because of a rounded weight at the bottom)

• “teimoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “teimoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024