duro

Portuguese

/ˈdu.ɾu/

adj
Definitions
  • hard (resistant to pressure; not soft)
  • hard (difficult; not easy)
  • (of a person) unrelenting; unfriendly; severe; brutal; harsh
  • (colloquial) with little or no money; hard up, broke, tapped out
  • (informal) erect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese duro inherited from Latin dūrus (hard, rough, stern, harsh) inherited from Proto-Italic *dūros inherited from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (long, far).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*duh₂-ró-s

Gloss

long, far

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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