petroso
Italian
Etymology
From Latin petrōsus. Doublet of pietroso.
Adjective
petroso (feminine petrosa, masculine plural petrosi, feminine plural petrose)
- rocky, stony
- Synonyms: pietroso, sassoso
- hard (as stone)
- Synonyms: insensibile, duro
Anagrams
- esporto, esportò, porteso, postero, posterò, proteso
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin petrōsus. Doublet of pedroso.
Adjective
petroso (feminine petrosa, masculine plural petrosos, feminine plural petrosas, metaphonic)
- stony, rocky
- petrous
Synonyms
- pedroso
- pétreo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin petrōsus. Doublet of pedroso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈtɾoso/ [peˈt̪ɾo.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pe‧tro‧so
Adjective
petroso (feminine petrosa, masculine plural petrosos, feminine plural petrosas)
- stony; rocky
- (anatomy) petrous
Further reading
- “petroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014