aspro

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aspro (plural aspros)

1. (Australia, informal) associate professor

Anagrams

• Paros, Poras, praos, proas, psora, rapos, rapso, roaps, sapor, sapro-

Aragonese

Etymology

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Adjective

aspro m sg (feminine singular aspra, masculine plural aspros, feminine plural aspras)

1. rough

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.spro/
• 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

• aspramente
• asprezza
• asprigno
• inasprire

Related terms

• asperità
• asperrimo

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

Anagrams

• parso, prosa, raspo, raspò, sapro-, saprò, sopra, sopra-, sparo, sparò, spora

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron).

Noun

aspro m (plural aspros)

1. a particular Turkish currency; the asper

Further reading

• “aspro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014