grosso

See also: Grosso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔsso
• Hyphenation: gròs‧so

Adjective

grosso (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossi, feminine plural grosse, superlative grossissimo)

1. big, large
2. fat

   Carlo il Grosso ― Charles the Fat

3. thick
4. heavy
5. rough (of the sea)

Derived terms

• grossamente
• ingrossare
• sgrossare

Noun

grosso m (plural grossi)

1. the main part of something
2. (numismatics) groschen

Further reading

• grosso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• grosso on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡros.soː/, [ˈɡrɔs̠ːoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡros.so/, [ˈɡrɔsːo]

Adjective

grossō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of grossus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese grosso, from Latin grossus, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷres-.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo.su/
• (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo.so/
• Hyphenation: gros‧so

Adjective

grosso m (feminine singular grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grossas, comparable)

1. dense; thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
2. viscous; thick (having consistency between solid and liquid)
3. crude; unrefined (of low quality)
4. (of a person) rude; uncouth; uncivil (without manners)
5. (of texture) rough (not plain; with friction)
6. (of sound) deep (low in pitch)
7. obscene; distasteful; vulgar (offensive to morality)
8. (slang) aboundant (in high quantity)

Inflection

Inflection of grosso

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	grosso	grossa	grossos	grossas
comparative	mais grosso	mais grossa	mais grossos	mais grossas
superlative	o mais grosso grossíssimo	a mais grossa grossíssima	os mais grossos grossíssimos	as mais grossas grossíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: grós