ghiaioso

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin glāreōsus. By surface analysis, ghiaia (“gravel”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡjaˈjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡjaˈjo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ghia‧ió‧so

Adjective

ghiaioso (feminine ghiaiosa, masculine plural ghiaiosi, feminine plural ghiaiose)

  1. gravelly

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