agreste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

agreste (plural agrestes)

  1. (literary) rustic

Noun

agreste m (plural agrestes)

  1. grayling (butterfly)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡrɛs.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛste
  • Hyphenation: a‧grè‧ste

Adjective

agreste m or f (plural agresti)

  1. agrestic, rustic
    Synonyms: villereccio, villico, campagnolo

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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Latin

Adjective

agreste

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of agrestis

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡɾɛs.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈɡɾɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡɾɛs.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡɾɛʃ.tɨ/ [ɐˈɣɾɛʃ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧gres‧te

Adjective

agreste m or f (plural agrestes)

  1. rural, rustic, wild, uncultivated
  2. harsh
  3. (figurative) rude
  4. (figurative) unpleasant

References

  1. ^ agreste”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrestis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡɾeste/ [aˈɣ̞ɾes.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -este
  • Syllabification: a‧gres‧te

Adjective

agreste m or f (masculine and feminine plural agrestes)

  1. rustic, rural

Derived terms

Further reading