grosso
Portuguese, adjective/ˈɡɾo.su/
grosso is spelled G-R-O-S-S-O (6 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grosso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “dense; thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de diâmetro muito grande”.
What does grosso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dense; thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
- 2
viscous; thick (having consistency between solid and liquid)
- 3
crude; unrefined (of low quality)
- 4
rude; uncouth; uncivil (without manners)
- 5
rough (not plain; with friction)
- 6
deep (low in pitch)
- 7
obscene; distasteful; vulgar (offensive to morality)
- 8
slangaboundant (in high quantity)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de diâmetro muito grande 2. áspero, caloso 3. consistente 4. grave
noun: 1. indivíduo de atitude grosseira 2. mal educado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grosso
- grossa feminine
- grossos masculine plural
- grossas feminine plural
- mais grosso comparative
- o mais grosso superlative
- grossíssimo superlative
- metaphonic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grosso?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾo.su/
- Portugal /ˈɡɾo.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grosso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grosso in Portuguese?
grosso appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).