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Latin
Adjective
obtūsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obtūsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obtūsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
obtuso (feminine obtusa, masculine plural obtusos, feminine plural obtusas)
- blunt (having a thick edge or point; not sharp)
- Synonyms: cego, rombo
- obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
- Synonyms: bronco, burro, parvo; see also Thesaurus:idiota
- (geometry, of an angle) obtuse (greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin obtūsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈtuso/
- Rhymes: -uso
- Syllabification: ob‧tu‧so
Adjective
obtuso (feminine obtusa, masculine plural obtusos, feminine plural obtusas)
- obtuse (blunt)
- obtuse (intellectually dull)
- (geometry) obtuse
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