gruosso

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrwossə/
  • (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈɣɾuossɐ]
  • (Central Apulia) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɾu(ə)ssə ⁓ ˈɡɾ(w)essə]
  • (Eastern Abruzzo) IPA^(key): [ˈɣɾɔssə]

Adjective

gruosso (feminine singular grossa, masculine plural gruosse, feminine plural grosse)

1. great, big

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 184: “grosso; grossa; grossi; grosse” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it