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fangoso

/faŋˈɡo.zo/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

muddy

  • Covered with, full of, or resembling mud.

In a sentence

Dopo la pioggia battente il sentiero nel bosco è diventato fangoso.

After the heavy rain the trail in the woods became muddy.

I bambini sono rientrati a casa con le scarpe tutte fangose.

The children came back home with completely muddy shoes.

L'auto non riusciva a muoversi su quel terreno fangoso.

The car could not move on that muddy ground.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
fangosomasculine · singular
fangosafeminine · singular
fangosimasculine · plural
fangosefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Derived from 'fango' (mud) using the adjective-forming suffix '-oso'.

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