robusto

See also: Robusto

Italian

Alternative forms

• robustoso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈbu.sto/
• Rhymes: -usto
• Hyphenation: ro‧bù‧sto

Adjective

robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robusti, feminine plural robuste)

1. strong, robust, vigorous, sturdy

   Synonyms: forte, vigoroso

2. (music) firmly and boldly

Derived terms

• robustamente
• robustezza

Further reading

• robusto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) rōbustō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rōbustus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈbus.tu/ [hoˈbus.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈbus.tu/ [hoˈbus.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈbuʃ.tu/ [χoˈbuʃ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈbus.to/ [hoˈbus.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈbuʃ.tu/ [ʁuˈβuʃ.tu]

• Hyphenation: ro‧bus‧to
• Rhymes: -ustu, -uʃtu

Adjective

robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robustos, feminine plural robustas)

1. robust (evincing strength; firmly built)

Derived terms

• robustamente
• robustez
• robusteza

Further reading

• “robusto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈbusto/ [roˈβ̞us.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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Adjective

robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robustos, feminine plural robustas)

1. robust, sturdy, rugged (evincing strength; firmly built)
2. stout, stocky, hardy
3. (colloquial) strapping

Derived terms

• robustamente
• robustecer
• robustez
• robusteza

Related terms

• roble
• corroborar

Further reading

• “robusto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014