caroço

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον (karúdion), from κάρυον (káruon, “nut”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈɾo.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾo.su/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾo.so/

Noun

caroço m (plural caroços)

stone (hard nucleus of drupes)
(by extension) any hard seed found inside a fruit
(informal) growth (an abnormal mass, such as a tumour)
an undissolved chunk or pellet; for example, a pellet of dry flour in dough, or of dry dirt in mud

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:caroço.

Related terms

Descendants

Swahili: korosho

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