lanoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lānōsus. By surface analysis, lana + -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈno.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: la‧nó‧so

Adjective

lanoso (feminine lanosa, masculine plural lanosi, feminine plural lanose)

  1. covered in wool
    Synonym: lanuto
  2. (by extension) lanate (covered in woolly hairs)
    • early 14th century, Dante, “Canto III”, in Inferno, lines 97–99:
      Quinci fuor quete le lanose gote
      al nocchier de la livida palude,
      che ’ntorno a li occhi avea di fiamme rote.
      Henceforth went quiet the lanate cheeks of the black swamp's helmsman, who had circles of flames around his eyes.
  3. (botany) lanate
    Synonym: lanato
  4. woolly (having a wool-like texture or appearance)

Further reading

  • lanoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

lānōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lānōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lānōsus. By surface analysis, + -oso.

Adjective

lanoso (feminine lanosa, masculine plural lanosos, feminine plural lanosas, metaphonic)

  1. woolly (made of wool)
  2. woolly (having much wool)
  3. woolly (similar to wool in appearance or texture)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lānōsus. Equivalent to lana + -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈnoso/ [laˈno.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: la‧no‧so

Adjective

lanoso (feminine lanosa, masculine plural lanosos, feminine plural lanosas)

  1. woolly

Further reading

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