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Italian

erboso

/erˈboso/adjectiveC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,224

Meaning

grassy, turf-covered

  • covered with grass or composed of grass

In a sentence

Ci siamo fermati a riposare su un morbido pendio erboso.

We stopped to rest on a soft grassy slope.

Le piogge recenti hanno reso il manto erboso dello stadio perfetto.

Recent rains made the stadium's grassy turf perfect.

Non c'erano sentieri battuti, ma solo vaste distese erbose.

There were no beaten paths, only vast grassy expanses.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
erbosomasculine · singular
erbosafeminine · singular
erbosimasculine · plural
erbosefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Derived from 'erba' with the productive suffix '-oso'.
  • Often describes slopes, fields, trails, or mantles.
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