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molosso

Portuguese, noun/moˈlo.su/

molosso is spelled M-O-L-O-S-S-O (7 letters). Molosso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Molossian (person from Molossia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de cão de fila”.

What does molosso mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineMolossian (person from Molossia)

  2. 2

    masculineMolossian; Molosser (dog)

  3. 3

    masculinebrute (violent individual)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. espécie de cão de fila 2. fanfarrão, valentão 3. desordeiro

noun: 1. na mitologia grega, filho de Neoptólemo e Andrômaca e ancestral dos molossos, tribo grega que habitou a região do Epiro

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 molosso

  • molossos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce molosso?

  • Brazil /moˈlo.su/
  • Portugal /muˈlo.su/
  • Brazil /moˈlo.so/ (Região Sul)

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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