giocoso

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adjective

Merry; playful.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivegiocoso (comparative more giocoso, superlative most giocoso)

comparative more giocoso · superlative most giocoso

  1. entertainmentMerry; playful.

Origin

  1. Latiniocōsus
  2. Italiangiocoso
  3. Englishgiocoso

From Italian giocoso, from Latin iocōsus.

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APA

giocoso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giocoso

MLA

“giocoso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giocoso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giocoso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giocoso.

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