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porro
porro
See also: porrò
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πόρρω (pórrhō) (Attic) for πρόσω (prósō), from πρό (pró).
Adverb
porrō
References
- porro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- porro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “porro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology 1
Noun
porro m (plural porros)
- (botany) leek
Synonyms
- (leek): puerro
Etymology 2
From porra.
Adjective
porro m (feminine singular porra, masculine plural porros, feminine plural porras)
- (colloquial) stupid
Etymology 3
Of uncertain origin.
Noun
porro m (plural porros)