Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin gibbōsus, derived from Latin gibbus (hump, hunch).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒibˈbo.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: gib‧bó‧so

Adjective edit

gibboso (feminine gibbosa, masculine plural gibbosi, feminine plural gibbose) (literary)

  1. gibbous
  2. bumpy (ground)
  3. crooked (nose)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Latin edit

Adjective edit

gibbōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gibbōsus