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aspro

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English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

Noun

aspro (plural aspros)

  1. (Australia, informal) associate professor

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Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin asperum, singular accusative of asper (“rough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaspɾo/
  • Syllabification: as‧pro
  • Rhymes: -aspɾo

Adjective

aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspros, feminine plural aspras)

  1. rough

References

  • “áspero”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
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Italian

Etymology

From Latin asperum (“rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese áspero (“rough”), French âpre, Romanian aspru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas.pro/
  • Rhymes: -aspro
  • Hyphenation: à‧spro

Adjective

aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspri, feminine plural aspre, superlative asprissimo, diminutive asprétto or asprìno)

  1. sharp, tart (taste)
  2. sour, pungent, bitter
  3. rugged (terrain)
  4. harsh, severe
  5. strict
  6. difficult

Derived terms

Further reading

  • aspro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • aspro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaspɾo/ [ˈas.pɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aspɾo
  • Syllabification: as‧pro

Noun

aspro m (plural aspros)

  1. a particular Turkish currency; the asper

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