obtuso

Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) obtūsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obtūsus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin obtūsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /obˈtu.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /obˈtu.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /obˈtu.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbtu.zu/ [ɔˈβtu.zu]

• Hyphenation: ob‧tu‧so

Adjective

obtuso (feminine obtusa, masculine plural obtusos, feminine plural obtusas)

1. blunt (having a thick edge or point; not sharp)

   Synonyms: cego, rombo

2. obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)

   Synonyms: bronco, burro, parvo

3. (geometry, of an angle) obtuse (greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees)

Synonyms

• (dumb): See here

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin obtūsus.

Adjective

obtuso (feminine obtusa, masculine plural obtusos, feminine plural obtusas)

1. obtuse (blunt)
2. obtuse (intellectually dull)
3. (geometry) obtuse

Derived terms

• ángulo obtuso

 

Further reading

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