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oso.

bear (in general)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈoso/[ˈo.so]
  1. bear (in general)

    masculine
  2. boar, male bear

    masculine
  3. bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual)

    masculine · slang
    Tengo un amigo delgado al que le gustan solo los osos barrigudos y velludos.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Italic *orsos Latin ursus Old Spanish osso Spanish oso Inherited from Old Spanish osso, from Vulgar Latin *ussus, from Latin ursus. Compare Asturian osu, Aragonese onso, Catalan ós, Galician oso, Portuguese urso.

verb/ˈoso/[ˈo.so]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of osar

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