groso

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Grosoj

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Hyphenation: gro‧so

Noun

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

  1. gooseberry

See also

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. large, big
  2. thick
    • 1877, anonymous author, O tio Marcos da Portela, number 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

Noun

groso m (plural grosos)

  1. size, largeness
  2. thickness

References

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

groso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grosar
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