hosco

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fuscus (compare Portuguese fosco, fusco, Italian fosco, Catalan fosc, Old French fusque).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈosko/ [ˈos.ko]
Rhymes: -osko
Syllabification: hos‧co

Adjective

hosco (feminine hosca, masculine plural hoscos, feminine plural hoscas)

sullen, surly

Derived terms

hosquedad

Further reading

“hosco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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