Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese magro. Cognate with Kabuverdianu magru.

Adjective

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magru

  1. thin

Kabuverdianu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese magro.

Adjective

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magru

  1. (Sotavento) skinny, thin, lean

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian magro.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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magru (feminine singular magra, plural magri)

  1. thin, lean, meagre
  2. poor, meagre, scarce
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