groso

Esperanto

Grosoj

Etymology

Borrowed from French groseille, from Middle Dutch kroesels (“(curled) berries”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡroso]
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• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation: gro‧so

Noun

groso (accusative singular groson, plural grosoj, accusative plural grosojn)

1. gooseberry

See also

• ribo

Galician

Alternative forms

• grosso (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese grosso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin grossus. Cognate with Portuguese grosso and Spanish grueso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɾɔsʊ]

Adjective

groso m (feminine singular grosa, masculine plural grosos, feminine plural grosas)

1. large, big
2. thick
   • 1877, anon., O tio Marcos da Portela, n. 29:

     Axuntaronse os pais da Províncea, repoludos, grosos e ben mantidos ó parecer, máis ledos qu'os mozos nas trulladas, e máis falangueiros qu'unha rapaza de dazasete anos

     the fathers of the Province meet, plump, thick and well-fed, apparently happier than young men at a feast, and chattier than a seventeen years old girl

3. coarse, harsh, unrefined
4. (typography) bold

Synonyms

• (large): enorme, grande

Noun

groso m (plural grosos)

1. size, largeness
2. thickness

Related terms

• grosa
• grosor
• grosura

References

• “grosso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “grosso” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “groso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “groso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “groso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

• “groso” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.