scabroso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin scabrōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaˈbro.zo/, (traditional) /skaˈbro.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: sca‧bró‧so

Adjective

scabroso (feminine scabrosa, masculine plural scabrosi, feminine plural scabrose)

1. scabrous (difficult, thorny)
2. touchy, sensitive (of a topic, discussion, etc.)
3. (rare) scabrous (very coarse or rough)

Derived terms

• scabrosamente
• scabrosità