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puro.

pure, clear

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpuɾo/[ˈpu.ɾo]
  1. pure, clear

  2. alone, sheer, mere, just, nothing less than

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish puro, from Latin pūrus. In the noun sense short for cigarro puro, a product to be smoked that is made – unlike the cigarette – of “tabaco puro, sin papel” (pure tobacco, without paper). Note that in Spanish the unqualified term cigarro can also refer to a cigarette.

adv/ˈpuɾo/[ˈpu.ɾo]
  1. only, merely

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish puro, from Latin pūrus. In the noun sense short for cigarro puro, a product to be smoked that is made – unlike the cigarette – of “tabaco puro, sin papel” (pure tobacco, without paper). Note that in Spanish the unqualified term cigarro can also refer to a cigarette.

noun/ˈpuɾo/[ˈpu.ɾo]
  1. cigar, puro

    masculine
  2. a fine (especially a big one)

    Spain · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish puro, from Latin pūrus. In the noun sense short for cigarro puro, a product to be smoked that is made – unlike the cigarette – of “tabaco puro, sin papel” (pure tobacco, without paper). Note that in Spanish the unqualified term cigarro can also refer to a cigarette.

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