"Why is cerdoso defined as a noun?"
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In the dictionary the word cerdoso is defined as "bristly" in English, but identified as a masculine noun. This is an adjective in English and I presume in Spanish as well.
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updated Nov 14, 2014
posted by Jubilado
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I guess the dictionary is wrong as I have just looked it up and it says adjective
updated Nov 14, 2014
posted by dewclaw
In a sense all Spanish adjectives can be nouns as well. Thanks for your reply! - Jubilado, Feb 8, 2011
Thought I'd see if you were still out there :-) - Jubilado, Nov 14, 2014
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Yes it is an error DRAE says it is an adjective, I do not find it in Larousse
updated Nov 14, 2014
posted by pacofinkler
I found it originally in the list related to cerdo and cerdito so I am guessing that it refers to the bristles on pig flesh. Is "-oso" a sort of opposite of "-ito" ending for nouns, similar to "-on"? - Jubilado, Feb 8, 2011
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Cerdoso: persona o cosa que tiene las carácterísticas de un cerdo. (person or thing that has the characteristics of a pig)
Puede ser un adjetivo o un sustantivo:
El cerdoso está viniendo. (Said mockingly or derogatory) Is an adjective into a noun transformed.
Es un color cerdoso. (adjetivo)
De todas formas es de muy poco uso, jamás lo escuché. Anyway, it is of little use, never heard it.
updated Jun 21, 2014
edited by elotroleonardo
posted by elotroleonardo
