borroso

borroso

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Hellenic *-rós
Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós)
Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor.
Latin burrus
Latin burra
Old Spanish borra
Spanish borra
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old Spanish -ar
Spanish -ar
Spanish borrar
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old Spanish -oso
Spanish -oso
Spanish borroso

    From borrar (“to erase”) +‎ -oso.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /boˈroso/ [boˈro.so]
    • Rhymes: -oso
    • Syllabification: bo‧rro‧so

    Adjective

    borroso (feminine borrosa, masculine plural borrosos, feminine plural borrosas)

    1. blurry, fuzzy (unfocused)

    Derived terms

    • conjunto borroso (“fuzzy set”)
    • lógica borrosa
    • teoría de los subconjuntos borrosos (“fuzzy subset theory”)

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: borrós

    Further reading

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