colosso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈlɔs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsso
  • Hyphenation: co‧lòs‧so

Noun

colosso m (plural colossi)

  1. colossus
  2. giant

Further reading
  • colosso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

colossō

  1. dative/ablative singular of colossus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈlo.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈlo.so/

Noun

colosso m (plural colossos)

  1. colossus (statue of gigantic size)
  2. any creature or thing of gigantic size

Further reading
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