grosso

American  

[groh-soh] / ˈgroʊ soʊ /

adjective

1. a silver coin minted first in Venice in the 1193 and later in other Italian cities, known for its purity in metal content and widely used for trade.

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Example Sentences

Hoje, esses testes são o grosso do que o laboratório faz.

From Science Magazine • May 26, 2022

The spoon in the sale grosso pot holds about 10g of it, which is what I add to every litre of water for boiling pasta and vegetables.

From The Guardian • May 4, 2020

The all-baroque program also features soprano soloist Julia Lezhneva in arias and duets with Sinkovsky, who solos in Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto “II grosso mogul.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2018

Childhood was a theme: Dai Fujikura’s “Minina,” a chamber version of his concerto grosso “Mina,” was inspired by the birth of his first child.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2014

The pieces in which Corelli developed this light-and- shade technique came to be known by the name of the larger group, concerto grosso, and subsequently the generic term ‘concerto’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall