grosero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin grossus

Old Spanish gruesso

Spanish grueso

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish grosero

From grueso + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾoˈseɾo/ [ɡɾoˈse.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: gro‧se‧ro

Adjective

grosero (feminine grosera, masculine plural groseros, feminine plural groseras)

1. rude, crass, uncouth, cheeky, fresh, boorish, loutish, coarse

Derived terms

• groseramente
• grosería
• grosor

Further reading

• “grosero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025