"aspro" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈas.pro/ Forms: aspra [feminine], aspri [masculine, plural], aspre [feminine, plural], asprissimo [superlative], asprétto [diminutive], asprìno [diminutive]
Rhymes: -aspro Etymology: From Latin asperum (“rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese áspero (“rough”), French âpre, Romanian aspru. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|asper|asperum|t=rough}} Latin asperum (“rough”), {{der|it|ine-pro|*h₂esp-||to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”), {{cog|pt|áspero||rough}} Portuguese áspero (“rough”), {{cog|fr|âpre}} French âpre, {{cog|ro|aspru}} Romanian aspru Head templates: {{it-adj|dim=asprétto,asprìno|sup=asprissimo}} aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspri, feminine plural aspre, superlative asprissimo, diminutive asprétto or asprìno)
  1. sharp, tart (taste)
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-kWv019sH Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40
  2. sour, pungent, bitter
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-neu9ggr7
  3. rugged (terrain)
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-PhbmXWOO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 47 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 10 11 42 4 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40
  4. harsh, severe
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-qwkpX~1S
  5. strict
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-OjEn9eoC
  6. difficult
    Sense id: en-aspro-it-adj-HkRTqYyd Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 40 0 0 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aspramente, asprezza, asprigno, inasprire Related terms: asperità, asperrimo

Inflected forms

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      "word": "aspramente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "asprezza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "asprigno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inasprire"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "áspero",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rough"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese áspero (“rough”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "âpre"
      },
      "expansion": "French âpre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "aspru"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian aspru",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin asperum (“rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese áspero (“rough”), French âpre, Romanian aspru.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aspra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspri",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprissimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprétto",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "à‧spro"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "à‧spro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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      "word": "asperità"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "sharp, tart (taste)"
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          "sharp",
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        [
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          "sour",
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        [
          "pungent",
          "pungent"
        ],
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
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          "rugged",
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          "severe",
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    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "strict",
          "strict"
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "difficult"
      ],
      "id": "en-aspro-it-adj-HkRTqYyd",
      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.pro/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aspro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aspro"
}
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    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "aspramente"
    },
    {
      "word": "asprezza"
    },
    {
      "word": "asprigno"
    },
    {
      "word": "inasprire"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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        "3": "*h₂esp-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cut"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "áspero",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rough"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "French âpre",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Romanian aspru",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspri",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprissimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprétto",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asprìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "sup": "asprissimo"
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "à‧spro"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "à‧spro"
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "asperità"
    },
    {
      "word": "asperrimo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "sharp, tart (taste)"
      ],
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          "sharp",
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        [
          "tart",
          "tart"
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    },
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        "sour, pungent, bitter"
      ],
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          "sour",
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          "pungent",
          "pungent"
        ],
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          "bitter",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "rugged (terrain)"
      ],
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          "rugged",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "harsh, severe"
      ],
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        [
          "harsh",
          "harsh"
        ],
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "strict"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strict",
          "strict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "difficult"
      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.pro/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aspro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aspro"
}

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