groppo

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cruppo. Akin to gruppo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrop.po/
  • Rhymes: -oppo
  • Hyphenation: gróp‧po

Noun

groppo m (plural groppi)

  1. tangle
    Synonyms: viluppo, groviglio
  2. (regional) knot
    avere un groppo alla gola ― to have a lump in the throat, to be worried sick
    Synonym: nodo
  3. (meteorology) sudden cluster
    groppo di vènti ― a wind cluster

See also
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