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Italian
Etymology
From Latin terrōsus, from terra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /terˈro.zo/, (traditional) /terˈro.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ter‧ró‧so
Adjective
terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosi, feminine plural terrose)
- muddy
- covered with earth
- (chemistry, relational) earth (of a metal)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin terrōsus, from terra.
Pronunciation
Adjective
terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosos, feminine plural terrosas, metaphonic)
- earthy, muddy
- (chemistry, relational) earth
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin terrōsus, from terra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈroso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: te‧rro‧so
Adjective
terroso (feminine terrosa, masculine plural terrosos, feminine plural terrosas)
- earthy, muddy
- (relational) earth
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