corso

See also: Corso and Corso-

Asturian

Adjective

corso

1. neuter of corsu

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corso, from Latin cursus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.soː/

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• Hyphenation: cor‧so
• Rhymes: -ɔrsoː

Noun

corso n (plural corso's, diminutive corsootje n)

1. parade

Derived terms

• bloemencorso

Galician

Adjective

corso (feminine corsa, masculine plural corsos, feminine plural corsas)

1. Corsican

Noun

corso m (plural corsos, feminine corsa, feminine plural corsas)

1. Corsican (person)

Related terms

• Córsega

Further reading

• “corso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin cursus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkor.so/

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• Rhymes: -orso
• Hyphenation: cór‧so

Noun

corso m (plural corsi)

1. course (of a river, of a university, etc.)
2. stream, waterway
3. avenue (especially in the names of streets)
4. strip (a street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities)
5. circulation (of money)
6. subject

Derived terms

• in corso (“in progress, under way”)

Related terms

• correre
• corsa
• corsaro
• corsivo
• corsoio
• cursore
• discorso
• incorso
• ricorso
• scorso
• soccorso

Descendants

• → German: Korso

Participle

corso (feminine corsa, masculine plural corsi, feminine plural corse)

1. past participle of correre

Etymology 2

From Latin corsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔrso
• Hyphenation: còr‧so

Adjective

corso (feminine corsa, masculine plural corsi, feminine plural corse)

1. Corsican (of, from or relating to Corsica)

Derived terms

• corsesca

Noun

corso m (plural corsi, feminine corsa)

1. Corsican (native or inhabitant of Corsica) (usually male)

Noun

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Lingua corsa

Wikipedia ^it

corso m (uncountable)

1. the Corsican language
2. a kind of Corsican wine

Anagrams

• scoro, scorò

Latin

Adjective

corsō

1. dative/ablative singular masculine/neuter of corsus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ.su/ [ˈkoh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ.su/ [ˈkoh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ.su/ [ˈkoχ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɻ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ.su/

• Hyphenation: cor‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin corsus.

Adjective

corso (feminine corsa, masculine plural corsos, feminine plural corsas, not comparable)

1. Corsican

   Synonym: córsico

Related terms

• Córsega

Noun

corso m (plural corsos, feminine corsa, feminine plural corsas)

1. Corsican (person)

   Synonym: córsico

Etymology 2

From Latin cursus. Doublet of the borrowed curso.

Alternative forms

• côrso (pre-reform spelling)
• cosso

Noun

corso m (plural corsos)

1. (dated) a state-authorized offensive to enemy merchant vessels
2. (by extension) a barbaric life of wandering and pillaging
3. a parade of floats
4. a school of sardines

Related terms

• correr
• curso

Further reading

• “corso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “corso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾso/ [ˈkoɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -oɾso
• Syllabification: cor‧so

Adjective

corso (feminine corsa, masculine plural corsos, feminine plural corsas)

1. Corsican

Noun

corso m (plural corsos, feminine corsa, feminine plural corsas)

1. Corsican (person)
2. privateering

Derived terms

• patente de corso

Further reading

• “corso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024