gretto

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Middle High German grit (“greed”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡret.to/, /ˈɡrɛt.to/^[1]
Rhymes: -etto, -ɛtto
Hyphenation: grét‧to, grèt‧to

Adjective edit

gretto (feminine gretta, masculine plural gretti, feminine plural grette)

petty, narrow-minded
mean, stingy

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ gretto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

gretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit

Grotte, grotte

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