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escabroso

rugged

adjective ehs-kah-BROH-soh Rare
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Also means

risqué

Usage Note

Escabroso has two distinct uses: it describes physically rough or uneven terrain (terreno escabroso), and in a figurative sense it means a subject that is thorny, delicate, or indecent (un tema escabroso). The feminine form is escabrosa. Context is essential to distinguish the physical from the figurative meaning.

Examples

"El camino era escabroso y difícil."

Natural Translation

The path was rugged and difficult.

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