aspro

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English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

Noun

aspro (plural aspros)

  1. (Australia, informal) associate professor

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin asperum, singular accusative of asper (“rough”).

Adjective

aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspros, feminine plural aspras)

  1. rough

References

  • “áspero”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspri, feminine plural aspre, superlative asprissimo, diminutive asprétto or asprìno)

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

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron).

Pronunciation

Noun

aspro m (plural aspros)

  1. a particular Turkish currency; the asper

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