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aspro

English edit

Etymology edit

Shortening.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun edit

aspro (plural aspros)

  1. (Australia, informal) associate professor

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Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin asperum, singular accusative of asper (“rough”).

Adjective edit

aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspros, feminine plural aspras)

  1. rough

References edit

  • “áspero”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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Further reading edit

  • aspro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • aspro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaspɾo/ [ˈas.pɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aspɾo
  • Syllabification: as‧pro

Noun edit

aspro m (plural aspros)

  1. a particular Turkish currency; the asper

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