diffuso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin diffusus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /difˈfu.zo/

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• Rhymes: -uzo
• Hyphenation: dif‧fù‧so

Adjective

diffuso (feminine diffusa, masculine plural diffusi, feminine plural diffuse, superlative diffusissimo)

1. diffuse
2. diffused, spread
3. widespread (disease etc.)

Derived terms

• diffusamente
• retrodiffuso

Related terms

• diffusione

Participle

diffuso (feminine diffusa, masculine plural diffusi, feminine plural diffuse)

1. past participle of diffondere

Further reading

• “diffuso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Participle

diffūsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of diffūsus

Portuguese

Adjective

diffuso (feminine diffusa, masculine plural diffusos, feminine plural diffusas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of difuso
   • 1932 June 26, “Noivado Mystico [Mystical Wedding]”, in Jornal do Brasil‎^[1], volume XLII, number 151, Rio de Janeiro, page 12:

     Mergulhado num sonho diffuso, a alma credula e infantil, começou a colher flores […]

     Submerged in a diffuse dream, his soul naïve and childish, he started picking flowers […]

See also

• diffusamente
• diffusão