Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grossetto

/ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gros-set-to
IPA: /ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian coin of the fourteenth century.

Example Sentences

"A copper piece, called the grossetto, and resembling the grosso in character and design, but having on the reverse the legend TIBI LAVS & GLORIA, made its first appearance under the Doge Veniero (1383-1400) and at a later period we find the half-grossetto (1523-38)."
"Probably the best-known example of this is the grosso, with its varieties, the grossetto and the grossone; these names can of course be traced to the numi grossi, i. e., thick coins, or large denarii originally struck in Bohemia in the thirteenth century."
"However, six years after his death a new double grosso was introduced; from this point on the term grossone would be used for the new large coin, and grossetto for the normal grosso."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grossetto, diminutive of grosso.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: grossetto

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/
British English: /ɡɹəʊˈsɛtəʊ/

Inflected Forms

grossetti (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

grosso grossone

Questions

How do you pronounce grossetto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/.
What does grossetto mean?: An Italian coin of the fourteenth century.
Where does grossetto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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