espesso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese espesso, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European *spidtos.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpe.su/, /esˈpe.su/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpe.su/, /eʃˈpe.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpe.so/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pes‧so

Adjective

espesso (feminine espessa, masculine plural espessos, feminine plural espessas)

  1. dense, compact, opaque
  2. thick
  3. leafy

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