grosso
Portuguese
/ˈɡɾo.su/, /ˈɡɾo.so/
adj
Definitions
- dense; thick relatively great in extent from one surface to another
- viscous; thick having consistency between solid and liquid
- crude; unrefined of low quality
- (of a person) rude; uncouth; uncivil without manners
- (of texture) rough not plain, with friction
- (of sound) deep low in pitch
- obscene; distasteful; vulgar offensive to morality
- (slang) aboundant in high quantity
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese grosso inherited from Latin grossus (thick, large) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷres-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷres-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *groscellu Latin
- *grossies Latin
- *ingrossiāre Latin
- grossus Latin
- garas Hungarian
- grosso Italian
- grosísimo Spanish, Castilian
- grueso Spanish, Castilian
- *gʷres- Proto-Indo-European
- engrossar Portuguese
- grosseiramente Portuguese
- grosseiro Portuguese
- grossura Portuguese
- *grautaz Proto-Germanic
- gros Old French
- gros Catalan, Valencian
- groso Galician
- gros Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- grōz Old High German
- גראָשן Yiddish
- engrossar Old Portuguese
- grosso Old Portuguese
- gros Aromanian
- gròs Occitan
- gruesu Asturian
- grues Friulian
- rossu Sicilian
- gruas Dalmatian
- grós Kabuverdianu
- gruosso Neapolitan
- gros Guinea-Bissau Creole
- gross Piedmontese