oscuro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish oscuro (“dark”). Doublet of obscure. === Noun === oscuro (plural oscuros) A cigar made with very dark tobacco. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== See also ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /osˈku.ro/ Rhymes: -uro Hyphenation: os‧cù‧ro === Etymology 1 === From Latin obscūrus. ==== Adjective ==== oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuri, feminine plural oscure, diminutive oscurétto) dark obscure gloomy, sombre humble ===== Derived terms ===== oscuramente scuro ===== Related terms ===== oscurare oscurità ==== Noun ==== oscuro m (plural oscuri) darkness === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== oscuro first-person singular present indicative of oscurare === Further reading === oscuro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Alternative forms === escuro, obscuro === Etymology === Inherited from Latin obscūrus. Cognate with English obscure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /osˈkuɾo/ [osˈku.ɾo] Rhymes: -uɾo Syllabification: os‧cu‧ro === Adjective === oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuros, feminine plural oscuras, superlative oscurísimo) dark (lacking light) dark (of a color, deep in hue) obscure, unclear incomprehensible Synonym: incomprensible suspicious Synonym: sospechoso ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “oscuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025