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espeso

thick

adjective ehs-PEH-soh Rare
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Origin: From Latin spissus (thick, dense).

Also means

dense

Usage Note

Espeso describes physical thickness or density: una sopa espesa (a thick soup), un bosque espeso (a dense forest). In colloquial Spain it can also mean a person is dim-witted or slow on the uptake, though this figurative use is informal. The feminine form is espesa; the opposite is ligero or claro.

Examples

"La salsa está demasiado espesa."

Natural Translation

The sauce is too thick.

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