groso
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Grosoj
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from French groseille, from Middle Dutch kroesels (“(curled) berries”).
Pronunciation
Noun
groso (accusative singular groson, plural grosoj, accusative plural grosojn)
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)
- large, big
- thick
- 1877, anon., O tio Marcos da Portela, n. 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
- 1877, anon., O tio Marcos da Portela, n. 29:
- coarse, harsh, unrefined
- (typography) bold
Synonyms
Noun
groso m (plural grosos)
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “grosso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “grosso”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “groso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “groso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “groso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
- “groso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Verb
groso