scuro

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsku.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: scù‧ro

Etymology 1

From oscuro, from Latin obscūrus.

Adjective

scuro (feminine scura, masculine plural scuri, feminine plural scure)

  1. dark, deep, sombre, swarthy
    Antonyms: chiaro, luminoso
  2. (figurative) dark, sombre, grim, gloomy
    Synonyms: tetro, torvo
Derived terms

Noun

scuro m (plural scuri)

  1. dark, darkness, dark colours/colors
    Synonyms: buio, oscurità
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Slavomolisano: škura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lombardic skūra (“roofing, protection”).

Noun

scuro m (plural scuri)

  1. shutter (protective panels over windows)
    Synonyms: imposta, persiana

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