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duro.

hard

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdu.ro/

  1. hard

  2. tough, harsh

  3. stringy (of food)

  4. full-size

  5. erect

    slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈdu.ro/

  1. hardness

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈdu.ro/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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”).

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