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oscuro

See also: oscurò and Oscuro

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish oscuro (“dark”). Doublet of obscure.

Noun edit

oscuro (plural oscuros)

  1. A cigar made with very dark tobacco.

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Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oˈsku.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: o‧scù‧ro

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin obscūrus.

Adjective edit

oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuri, feminine plural oscure, diminutive oscurétto)

  1. dark
  2. obscure
  3. gloomy, sombre
  4. humble
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Noun edit

oscuro m (plural oscuri)

  1. darkness

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

oscuro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oscurare

Further reading edit

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

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin obscūrus. Cognate with English obscure.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /osˈkuɾo/ [osˈku.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: os‧cu‧ro

Adjective edit

oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuros, feminine plural oscuras, superlative oscurísimo)

  1. dark (lacking light)
  2. dark (of a color, deep in hue)
  3. obscure, incomprehensible
  4. suspicious, unclear

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