English → Latin
“husky” in Latin
asperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp, newly mintedraucushoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky (sound); raucoussiccusdry; sober; thirstytundōto beat; to strike; to buffet; to pound; to bruise; to crush; to pulp; to bray (as in a mortar); to harangue; to assail;
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
husky
asper (rough): raucus (hoarse): subraucus (hoarsish): siccus (dry; e.g., cough, tussis, Cels.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for husky?
- The usual Latin words for “husky” are asper, raucus, siccus; also tundō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.