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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquisquilloso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kis.kiˈʝo.so/
"Es un quisquilloso con la comida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who makes a lot of unnecessary fuss about unimportant things.
"Don't be such a fusspot; the minor seating arrangements hardly matter." - 2
Someone who is overly fastidious, finicky, or difficult to please regarding details.
"He is an absolute fusspot when it comes to how his coffee is brewed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a colloquial compound combining the noun 'fuss' (meaning needless activity, worry, or complaint, originating in the late 17th century) with the informal suffix or noun 'spot', used here to designate a person. First appearing in British English in the late 19th century, it humorously characterizes someone who frequently fusses over trivial matters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fusspot" is said worldwide
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chipoteur
Transliteration: /ʃi.pɔ.tœʁ/
"Il est un vrai chipoteur pour les détails."
Erbsenzähler
Transliteration: /ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌtsɛːlɐ/
"Sei kein Erbsenzähler bei solchen Kleinigkeiten."
pignolo
Transliteration: /piɲˈɲɔ.lo/
"Non fare il pignolo per ogni minima cosa."
quisquilloso
Transliteration: /kis.kiˈʝo.so/
"Es un quisquilloso con la comida."
resmungão
Transliteration: /ʁez.mũˈɡãw/
"Ele é um resmungão quando acordamos cedo."
झंझटिया
Transliteration: /jhān jhaṭiyā/
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झंझटिया बनता है।"
大惊小怪的人
Transliteration: /dà jīng xiǎo guài de rén/
Script: 中文汉字
"别做一个对小事大惊小怪的人。"
까탈스러운 사람
Transliteration: /kka.tal.sᅳ러.un sa.ram/
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 사소한 일에도 까탈스러운 사람이다."
小言屋
Transliteration: /kogotonya/
Script: 日本語
"彼はちょっとしたことにも小言屋だ。"
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