dosso

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum. Doublet of the borrowed dorso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsso
  • Hyphenation: dòs‧so

Noun

dosso m (plural dossi)

  1. back (of the body)
  2. rise (of the ground)
  3. bump (in the road)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dosso, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum; compare the modern form dorso, a borrowed doublet.

Compare French and Romanian dos.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: dos‧so

Noun

dosso m (plural dossos)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of dorso

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