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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbourbero
Native Script:burbero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bur-be-ro
"Aveva un'aria burbera ma gentile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by a gruff, abrupt, or sullen manner; moody and unresponsive.
"He gave a surdy nod before walking away into the cold mist." - 2
Rough or harsh in tone, texture, or disposition.
"The old sailor had a surdy disposition that kept most strangers at a distance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a regional or phonetic variant of 'surdy', related to 'surd' stemming from the Late Middle English 'surd', meaning deaf or dull, originating from Latin 'surdus'. Over time, it developed idiomatic usage in specific dialects to denote a gruff, blunt, or slightly surly demeanor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surdy" is said worldwide
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bourru
Transliteration: bu-ru
"Il a eu une réponse bourru de sa part."
griesgrämig
Transliteration: grees-grey-mig
"Er gab eine griesgrämige Antwort."
bourbero
Transliteration: bur-be-ro
Script: burbero
"Aveva un'aria burbera ma gentile."
arisco
Transliteration: a-ris-ko
"Mantuvo una actitud arisca durante toda la reunión."
resmungão
Transliteration: res-mun-gão
"Ele fez um comentário resmungão."
रुखा
Transliteration: rukha
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसका व्यवहार बहुत रुखा था।"
脾气暴躁的
Transliteration: pí qì bào zào de
Script: 中文汉字
"他今天表现得很暴躁。"
퉁명스러운
Transliteration: tung-myeong-seu-ro-un
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 퉁명스러운 목소리로 대답했다."
ぶっきらぼうな
Transliteration: bukkirabouna
Script: 日本語
"彼はぶっきらぼうな返事をした。"
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