aspro

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aspro (plural aspros)

1. (Australia, informal) associate professor

Anagrams

• Paros, praos, proas, psora, rapos, rapso, roaps, sapor, sapro-

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Aragonese

Etymology

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Adjective

1. rough

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin asperum, accusative singular of asper (“rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese áspero (“rough”), French âpre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.pro/, [ˈäs̪pr̺o̞]
• Hyphenation: à‧spro

Adjective

1. sharp, tart (taste)
2. sour, pungent, bitter
3. rugged (terrain)
4. harsh, severe
5. strict
6. difficult

Derived terms

• asprezza
• asprigno
• inasprire

Related terms

• asperità
• asperrimo

Anagrams

• parso
• prosa
• raspo, raspò
• saprò
• sopra
• sparo, sparò
• spora

Further reading

• aspro¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• aspro² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron).

Noun

aspro m (plural aspros)

1. A particular Turkish currency; the asper.