angusto

Signification (Anglais)

  1. narrow
  2. stupid; mentally dull

Coupé comme
an‧gù‧sto
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/anˈɡus.to/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin angustus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-. The correspondence of Latin short /u/ to Italian /u/ (rather than Italian /o/ as in agosto, mosto) indicates that the form is possibly a semi-learned borrowing (compare gusto).

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