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escuro

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Asturian

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Adjective

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escuro

  1. neuter of escuru

Catalan

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Verb

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escuro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of escurar

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese escuro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), scuro, oscuro, from Latin obscūrus.

Adjective

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escuro (feminine escura, masculine plural escuros, feminine plural escuras)

  1. dark
  2. opaque

Noun

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escuro m (plural escuros)

  1. darkness

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese escuro, scuro, oscuro, from Latin obscūrus. Doublet of obscuro. Compare Sicilian scuru.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: es‧cu‧ro

Adjective

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escuro (feminine escura, masculine plural escuros, feminine plural escuras, comparable, comparative mais escuro, superlative o mais escuro or escuríssimo, diminutive escurinho)

  1. dark
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 246:
      Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
      Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
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Noun

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escuro m (uncountable)

  1. dark
    Eu tenho medo do escuro.
    I'm afraid of the dark.

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈkuɾo/ [esˈku.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: es‧cu‧ro

Adjective

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escuro (feminine escura, masculine plural escuros, feminine plural escuras)

  1. Obsolete form of oscuro.

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