"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: {{bor+|es|la|tersus}} 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 with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  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": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "tersus"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin tersus",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin tersus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tersa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ter‧so"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ter‧so"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tersar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tersura"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smooth, polished"
      ],
      "id": "en-terso-es-adj-oY2v628n",
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "polished",
          "polished"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft"
      ],
      "id": "en-terso-es-adj-9fRFUo9K",
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteɾso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terso"
}

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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin tersus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tersa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tersas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    "ter‧so"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ter‧so"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tersar"
    },
    {
      "word": "tersura"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "smooth, polished"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "polished",
          "polished"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteɾso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terso"
}

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