terroso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin terrōsus, from terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /terˈro.zo/, (traditional) /terˈro.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: ter‧ró‧so

Adjective

terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosi, feminine plural terrose)

1. muddy
2. covered with earth
3. (chemistry, relational) earth (of a metal)

Related terms

• terra

Anagrams

• retroso, torsero

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin terrōsus, from terra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁo.zu/ [teˈho.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁo.zu/ [teˈho.zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈʁo.zu/ [teˈχo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁo.zo/ [teˈho.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈʁo.zu/

• Hyphenation: ter‧ro‧so

Adjective

terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosos, feminine plural terrosas, metaphonic)

1. earthy, muddy
2. (chemistry, relational) earth

Related terms

• terra

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin terrōsus, from terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈroso/ [t̪eˈro.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: te‧rro‧so

Adjective

terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosos, feminine plural terrosas)

1. earthy, muddy
2. (relational) earth

Related terms

• tierra

 

Further reading

• “terroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16