grasso

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin grassus. Doublet of crasso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡras.so/ Rhymes: -asso Hyphenation: gràs‧so === Adjective === grasso (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassi, feminine plural grasse) fat Synonyms: adiposo, pingue Antonyms: asciutto, esile, magro, mingherlino, smilzo, snello fatty, greasy (containing fat) Antonym: magro Quando mangio della carne, la preferisco grassa. ― When I eat meat, I prefer it to be fatty. (botany) succulent (of plants) (figurative) rich, abundant Synonyms: condito, pesante Antonyms: digeribile, leggero La cucina di mia madre è molto grassa. ― My mother's cuisine is very rich. (figurative) useful, advantageous Synonyms: produttivo, ricco, utile, vantaggioso Antonym: svantaggioso Mi ha fatto delle grasse promesse. ― He made some advantageous promises. (figurative) well-off, well-to-do (of a person) Synonyms: abbiente, agiato, benestante, facoltoso, ricco Antonyms: bisognoso, disagiato, indigente, misero, nullatenente, povero fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy consistence) Synonyms: denso, oleoso, unto, untuoso, vischioso Antonyms: asciutto, secco Questa pomata è molto grassa. ― This ointment is very greasy. (by extension) thick (of air) Synonym: spesso fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy surface) Synonyms: oleoso, unto, untuoso Antonyms: asciutto, secco Prima di fare la doccia, avevo dei capelli molto grassi. ― Before showering, my hair was very greasy. (figurative) licentious, raunchy, vulgar (of a way of speaking) Synonyms: grossolano, lascivo, licenzioso, osceno, sboccato, spinto, triviale, volgare Antonyms: castigato, casto, irreprensibile, pudico Mio zio è solito raccontare storielle grasse. ― My uncle usually tells licentious little stories. === Noun === grasso m (plural grassi) fat (animal tissue) (by extension) any greasy substance (nautical) the concavity of a sail under the effect of the wind ==== Derived terms ==== grassamente grasso di balena (“blubber”) ingrassare === Anagrams === grossa == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gras‧so === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== grasso (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassos, feminine plural grassas) (uncommon) fatty (containing fat) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== grasso first-person singular present indicative of grassar === Further reading === “grasso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “grasso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026