Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) bear (a member of the family Ursidae)
- (masculine) puss caterpillar (larva of the genus Podalia)
- (figuratively, masculine) hairy man
- (figuratively, masculine) unsociable person, misanthrope
- (figuratively, masculine) individual who is the target of mockery
- (masculine, slang) bear
- (Portugal, masculine) brilliant student
Opposite of
barbie
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈuʁ.su/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *orssos Latin ursuslbor. Portuguese urso Learned borrowing from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. Displaced the inherited doublet usso.
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