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rugoso

wrinkled

adjective roo-GOH-zoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Also means

rough

Usage Note

Rugoso describes a surface covered in wrinkles or ridges — skin, bark, leather, or terrain. It comes from ruga (wrinkle), itself from Latin ruga. The adjective is used neutrally of age-related skin changes and does not carry the same negative connotation that 'wrinkled' sometimes does in English.

Examples

"Le mani rugose del nonno raccontavano anni di lavoro."

Natural Translation

The grandfather's wrinkled hands told of years of work.

Literal Translation

The hands wrinkled of-the grandfather told years of work.

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