a grosso modo

Portuguese

Etymology

From a + grosso modo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a ˈɡɾo.su ˈmɔ.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a ˈɡɾo.so ˈmɔ.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ˈɡɾo.su ˈmɔ.du/ [ɐ ˈɣɾo.su ˈmɔ.ðu]

Adverb

a grosso modo

  1. (proscribed) roughly speaking
    Synonyms: grosso modo, de grosso modo, em grosso modo

Spanish

Etymology

From a + Latin grossō modō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˌɡɾoso ˈmodo/ [a ˌɣ̞ɾo.so ˈmo.ð̞o]
  • Syllabification: a gros‧so mo‧do

Adverb

a grosso modo

  1. (proscribed) grosso modo

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