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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Spanish mozo. Compare Portuguese moço.
Pronunciation
Noun
mosso m (plural mossos, feminine mossa)
- porter, bellboy, bellhop
- waiter, steward
- lad, boy
- Synonym: fadrí
- police officer
- Ellipsis of mosso d'esquadra.: a Mosso, a member of the Mossos d'Esquadra
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Italian
Etymology
Probably analogical with some other verb. Replaces the Classical Latin participle mōtus.
Pronunciation
Participle
mosso (feminine mossa, masculine plural mossi, feminine plural mosse)
- past participle of muovere
Adjective
mosso (feminine mossa, masculine plural mossi, feminine plural mosse)
- (music) mosso, animated, rapid, fast
- rough (of sea)
- wavy (of hair)
- blurred (of a photograph)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Catalan mosso, in turn from Old Spanish mozo. Doublet of mozo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mos‧so
Noun
mosso m (plural mossos)
- a member of the Mossos d'Esquadra
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.