angusto

narrow

adjective ahn-GWOOS-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin angustus (narrow, confined), from angere (to squeeze).

Also means

cramped

Usage Note

Angusto agrees in gender and number: angusta, angusti, anguste. It implies a confining narrowness or smallness, more formal and literary than stretto (the everyday word for narrow). Figuratively, una mente angusta describes a narrow-minded person. Angustia (distress, anxiety) is a related noun with a slightly different meaning.

Examples

"Il vicolo è troppo angusto per le macchine."

Natural Translation

The alley is too narrow for cars.

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