Italian edit

Etymology edit

From sugo +‎ -oso, or possibly from Latin sūcōsus,[1] from sūcus. Doublet of succoso.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /suˈɡo.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: su‧gó‧so

Adjective edit

sugoso (feminine sugosa, masculine plural sugosi, feminine plural sugose)

  1. juicy (of a fruit)
  2. with abundant sauce
  3. pithy (of a text, etc.)

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Further reading edit

  • sugoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • sugoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sugoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • sugoso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • sugoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana