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duro.

hard (not soft)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈduɾo/[ˈd̪u.ɾo]

  1. hard (not soft)

    Ponlo sobre una superficie dura.

  2. firm, solid

  3. hard, difficult

    Le traté de advertir que el posgrado iba a ser duro.

  4. resilient, strong, tough

  5. harsh, cruel, severe

    régimen conservador duro

  6. unbearable, heavy

  7. rude, offensive

  8. mean, stingy, ungenerous

  9. rough, uncouth

  10. stiff, rigid

  11. hard, erect

  12. hard-boiled

  13. hardcore

    slang

  14. hardcore

  15. drunk, tipsy

    Mexico
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”). Compare English dour & English durable.

noun/ˈduɾo/[ˈd̪u.ɾo]

  1. hardball (i.e. a no-nonsense attitude)

    masculine

  2. coin worth 5 pesetas

    Spain · colloquial · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”). Compare English dour & English durable.

verb/ˈduɾo/[ˈd̪u.ɾo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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