colosso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /koˈlɔs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsso
  • Hyphenation: co‧lòs‧so

Noun[edit]

colosso m (plural colossi)

  1. colossus
  2. giant

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Further reading[edit]

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

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

colossō

  1. dative/ablative singular of colossus

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

colosso m (plural colossos)

  1. colossus (statue of gigantic size)
  2. any creature or thing of gigantic size

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Further reading[edit]