grotesco
Portuguese
adj
Definitions
- grotesque distorted and unnatural in shape or size, abnormal and hideous
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grottesco (of a cave).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
grottesco
Gloss
of a cave
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grotesk German
- grottescamente Italian
- grottesco Italian
- grotesque French
- grotesco Spanish, Castilian
- grotesk Norwegian Bokmål
- grotescamente Portuguese
- grotesk Norwegian Nynorsk
- grotesc Catalan, Valencian
- grotesque Middle French