delicioso
masculine
In Brazil "delicious" is delicioso for masculine food and deliciosa for feminine food. In everyday speech Brazilians love gostoso and the expression uma delícia.
Meaning: tasty (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese | Note |
|---|---|
| delicioso | masculine |
| Deliciosa | feminine |
| Gostoso | everyday, Brazil |
| Uma delícia | expression |
Está gostoso! is the natural thing to say at the table. Que delícia! works as an exclamation.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Calling a person gostoso or gostosa is not about food. It means attractive in a flirty, sometimes rude, way.
Did you know?
- The suffix -oso makes adjectives from nouns, and gostoso comes from gosto, "taste".
Examples in context
- O bolo está delicioso.The cake is delicious.
- Esse feijão está gostoso.These beans are tasty.
- Que delícia!How delicious!
Example conversation
Ricardo tastes the food of his mother-in-law Dona Zeni at a Sunday lunch in Salvador.
- RicardoDona Zeni, está uma delícia.Dona Zeni, it is delicious.
- Dona ZeniPode repetir.Have more.
- RicardoAceito, obrigado.I accept, thanks.
