oscuro

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See also: oscurò and Oscuro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oscuro (“dark”). Doublet of obscure.

Noun

oscuro (plural oscuros)

  1. A cigar made with very dark tobacco.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /osˈku.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: os‧cù‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin obscūrus.

Adjective

oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuri, feminine plural oscure, diminutive oscurétto)

  1. dark
  2. obscure
  3. gloomy, sombre
  4. humble
Derived terms

Noun

oscuro m (plural oscuri)

  1. darkness

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oscuro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oscurare

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin obscūrus. Cognate with English obscure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /osˈkuɾo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: os‧cu‧ro

Adjective

oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuros, feminine plural oscuras, superlative oscurísimo)

  1. dark (lacking light)
  2. dark (of a color, deep in hue)
  3. obscure, unclear
  4. incomprehensible
    Synonym: incomprensible
  5. suspicious
    Synonym: sospechoso

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