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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

grisalho

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡɾiˈzaʎu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grizzled/ˈɡrɪz.əld/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14200 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele era um homem grisalho com muita experiência de vida."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having hair, fur, or a beard that is streaked or mixed with gray.

    "The veteran sailor had a weathered face and a grizzled beard."
  2. 2

    Showing signs of age, experience, or hardship; rugged and worn.

    "A grizzled explorer who had survived decades in the harsh wilderness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'grisel', meaning gray or grayish, which traces back to the Old French adjective 'gris' (gray). By the 16th century, the suffix '-ed' was added to form an adjective describing hair or fur streaked with or turned gray, later expanding to describe weather-beaten or rugged features.

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