duro
Americannoun
plural
durosnoun
Etymology
Origin of duro
1825–35; < Spanish, short for peso duro hard piastre; dure 1
Example Sentences
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Sus pacientes describieron el duro trabajo en el campo y los dolores en el cuerpo que conlleva.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
El fósil es tan duro en algunas partes que sería imposible introducirle un clavo con un martillo.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2023
They rely on their cheese blend — mozzarella, quesillo and crumbly Salvadoran queso duro — to bind ingredients, such as the carrots, beets and sweet potato in the superb “dulce” pupusa.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2022
Por eso, vamos a luchar tan duro para conseguir una reforma migratoria integral.
From Time • Nov. 3, 2016
Near the north-west angle of the palace was a larger bath chamber, and by the N. entrance were remains of great reliefs of bull-hunting scenes in painted gesso duro.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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