"terso" meaning in Spanish

See terso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈteɾso/, [ˈt̪eɾ.so] Forms: tersa [feminine], tersos [masculine, plural], tersas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾso Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tersus. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:tersus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "tersus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "terso", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="terso"> Borrowed from Latin tersus. Head templates: {{es-adj}} terso (feminine tersa, masculine plural tersos, feminine plural tersas)
  1. smooth, polished
    Sense id: en-terso-es-adj-oY2v628n Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 80 20 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 100 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 100 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. soft
    Sense id: en-terso-es-adj-9fRFUo9K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tersar, tersura

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": ":bor",
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      "name": "ety"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin tersus.",
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    {
      "form": "tersa",
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    },
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    "ter‧so"
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        "ter‧so"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tersar"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "smooth, polished"
      ],
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          "smooth",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteɾso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terso"
}
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish entries referencing missing etymons",
    "Spanish entries with etymology texts",
    "Spanish entries with etymon",
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    "Spanish lemmas",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin tersus.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "tersa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersas",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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    }
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        "smooth, polished"
      ],
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        ],
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          "polished",
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      ]
    },
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        "soft"
      ],
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        [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteɾso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terso"
}

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