gretto

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Italian

Etymology

Possibly from Middle High German grit (“greed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡret.to/, /ˈɡrɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto, -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: grét‧to, grèt‧to

Adjective

gretto (feminine gretta, masculine plural gretti, feminine plural grette)

  1. petty, narrow-minded
  2. mean, stingy

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ gretto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

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