Polyglot Dictionary

fosso

/ˈfosu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os fossos

Meaning

  1. moat, ditch

    • O castelo tem um fosso.

      The castle has a moat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

vala

fosso and vala are close synonyms for "ditch"; fosso also separately means "moat."

Practice

1 What does fosso mean?

2 Fill the gap: O castelo tem um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fosso?

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