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magro

thin

adjective MAH-groh Rare

Origin: Latin macer, 'lean, thin.'

Also means

lean

Usage Note

Magro can describe a person's build (una persona magra, a thin person) or food (carne magra, lean meat). As a false-friend warning, it does not mean 'meagre/poor' in the financial sense — use scarso or misero for that. It follows regular adjective agreement: feminine magra, plural magri/magre.

Examples

"Il gatto è molto magro."

Natural Translation

The cat is very thin.

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