nervoso

Portuguese

/neʁ.ˈvo.zu/

adj
Definitions
  • (of a person) nervous easily agitated
  • (of a person) nervous; anxious
  • (anatomy) nervous relating to the nerves
  • (colloquial) needlessly angry

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus (nervous, sinewy, vigorous, energetic) affix from Portuguese nervo.

Origin

Portuguese

nervo

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