aspre

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin asper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈas.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈas.pɾe]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

aspre (feminine aspra, masculine and feminine plural aspres)

1. rough (having a texture that has much friction)

   Synonym: rugós

Derived terms

• aspredat
• aspresa

Further reading

• “aspre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “aspre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “aspre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aspre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.pre/
• Rhymes: -aspre
• Hyphenation: à‧spre

Adjective

aspre f pl

1. feminine plural of aspro

Anagrams

• Serpa, Sprea, parse, persa, presa, presà, raspe, saper, serpa, spare, spera

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French aspre, from Latin asper, possibly a borrowing.

Adjective

aspre m or f (plural aspres)

1. harsh; acrid

Descendants

• French: âpre