robusto
Italian
Alternative forms
- robustoso (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Doublet of rubesto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈbu.sto/
- Rhymes: -usto
- Hyphenation: ro‧bù‧sto
Adjective
robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robusti, feminine plural robuste)
- strong, robust, vigorous, sturdy
- Synonyms: forte, vigoroso
- (music) firmly and boldly
Derived terms
- robustamente
- robustezza
Further reading
- robusto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
rōbustō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rōbustus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈbus.tu/ [hoˈbus.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoˈbuʃ.tu/ [χoˈbuʃ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈbus.to/ [hoˈbus.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈbuʃ.tu/ [ʁuˈβuʃ.tu]
- Rhymes: -ustu, -uʃtu
- Hyphenation: ro‧bus‧to
Adjective
robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robustos, feminine plural robustas)
- robust (evincing strength; firmly built)
Derived terms
- robustamente
- robustez
- robusteza
Further reading
- “robusto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin rōbustus (“hard, solid”, literally “oaken, of oak”), derived from rōbur (“hard oak; hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈbusto/ [roˈβ̞us.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -usto
- Syllabification: ro‧bus‧to
Adjective
robusto (feminine robusta, masculine plural robustos, feminine plural robustas)
- robust, sturdy, rugged (evincing strength; firmly built)
- stout, stocky, hardy
- (colloquial) strapping
Derived terms
- robustamente
- robustecer
- robustez
- robusteza
Related terms
- roble
- corroborar
Further reading
- “robusto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014