agreste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

agreste (plural agrestes)

1. (literary) rustic

Noun

agreste m (plural agrestes)

1. grayling (butterfly)

Further reading

• “agreste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

From Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡrɛs.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛste
• Hyphenation: a‧grè‧ste

Adjective

agreste m or f by sense (plural agresti)

1. agrestic, rustic

   Synonyms: villereccio, villico, campagnolo

Derived terms

• agrestemente
• agrestezza
• agresto

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• asterge, segreta

Latin

Adjective

agreste

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of agrestis

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾɛs.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾɛs.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾɛs.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɾɛʃ.tɨ/ [ɐˈɣɾɛʃ.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧gres‧te

Adjective

agreste m or f (plural agrestes)

1. rural, rustic, wild, uncultivated
2. harsh
3. (figurative) rude
4. (figurative) unpleasant

Further reading

• “agreste”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “agreste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾeste/ [aˈɣ̞ɾes.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -este
• Syllabification: a‧gres‧te

Adjective

agreste m or f (masculine and feminine plural agrestes)

1. rustic, rural

Derived terms

• topillo agreste

Further reading

• “agreste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025