LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

torōsus

torōsus (feminine torōsa, neuter torōsum)
Classical[tɔˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[toˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemuscular, brawny, fleshy
  2. adjectivefigurativelyfleshy (e.g., of a plant)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorōsustorōsatorōsum
genitivetorōsītorōsaetorōsī
dativetorōsōtorōsaetorōsō
accusativetorōsumtorōsamtorōsum
ablativetorōsōtorōsātorōsō
vocativetorōsetorōsatorōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorōsītorōsaetorōsa
genitivetorōsōrumtorōsārumtorōsōrum
dativetorōsīstorōsīstorōsīs
accusativetorōsōstorōsāstorōsa
ablativetorōsīstorōsīstorōsīs
vocativetorōsītorōsaetorōsa

tŏrōsus, a, um, adj. torus,
I. full of muscle, muscular, brawny, fleshy, lusty.
I. Lit.: colla boum, Ov. M. 7, 429: cervix boum, Col. 6, 1, 3; cf.: tauris torosior cervix, id. 6, 20: juventus, Pers. 3, 86. —
II. Transf.: herba hirsutior torosiore caule, more fleshy, Plin. 21, 15, 53, § 90; 19, 5, 29, § 91: virgula, Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1: clava, knotty, Albin. 2, 79.

Origins

From torus (“muscle, flesh”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishtorose
  • Italiantoroso
  • Portuguesetoroso
  • Spanishtoroso

Quick answers

What does torōsus mean in Latin?
torōsus, a adjective, means “muscular, brawny, fleshy; fleshy (e.g., of a plant)”.
How do you pronounce torōsus?
In classical Latin, [tɔˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [toˈrɔː.s̬us].