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The Italian word for fat is
grasso





fat

Plural

The plural of grasso is grassi.

Italian Definition


fat
     1. agg. grasso



Translations for fat and their definitions

grasso
     1. adj. fat
     2. adj. fatty, greasy (containing fat)
           Quando mangio della carne, la preferisco grassa. - When I eat meat, I prefer it to be fatty.
     3. adj. (botany, of plants) succulent
     4. adj. (figuratively) rich, abundant
           La cucina di mia madre è molto grassa. - My mother's cuisine is very rich.
     5. adj. (figuratively) useful, advantageous
           Mi ha fatto delle grasse promesse. - He made some advantageous promises.
     6. adj. (figuratively, of a person) well-off, well-to-do
     7. adj. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy consistence)
           Questa pomata è molto grassa. - This ointment is very greasy.
     8. adj. (by extension, of air) thick
     9. adj. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy surface)
           Prima di fare la doccia, avevo dei capelli molto grassi. - Before showering, my hair was very greasy.
     10. adj. (figuratively, of a way of speaking) licentious, raunchy, vulgar
           Mio zio è solito raccontare storielle grasse. - My uncle usually tells licentious little stories.
     11. n. fat (animal tissue)
     12. n. (by extension) Any greasy substance.
     13. n. (nautical) The concavity of a sail under the effect of the wind.


ingrassare
     1. v. To fatten, lard
     2. v. (intransitive) To get fat; to put on weight.
     3. v. (intransitive) To oil or lubricate.
     4. v. To fertilize (soil)


grosso
     1. adj. big, large
     2. adj. fat
           Carlo il Grosso - Charles the Fat
     3. adj. thick
     4. adj. heavy
     5. adj. rough (of the sea)
     6. n. the main part of something
     7. n. groschen



gonfio
     1. adj. swollen
     2. adj. bombastic (person)
     3. adj. inflated (tire)
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of gonfiare


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