orrido

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horridus. Doublet of the inherited ordo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.ri.do/
• Rhymes: -ɔrrido
• Hyphenation: òr‧ri‧do

Adjective

orrido (feminine orrida, masculine plural orridi, feminine plural orride)

1. horrid, dreadful

Derived terms

• inorridire
• orridamente

Noun

orrido m (plural orridi)

1. ravine, gorge (usually with a river coursing inside)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ordirò, ridoro, ridorò, rorido