English

Proper noun

Forro

1. A creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fôrro (obsolete, noun and adjective)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ʁu/
• Hyphenation: for‧ro

Adjective

forro m ‎(feminine singular forra, masculine plural forros, feminine plural forras, comparable)

1. enfranchised

Noun

forro m (uncountable)

1. Forro; Sãotomense (a Portuguese-based creole spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe)

Synonyms

• são-tomense

Etymology 2

From French feurre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish *fodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from Proto-Indo-European *pātróm ‎(“food”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ʁu/
• Hyphenation: for‧ro

Noun

forro m (plural forros)

1. lining
2. drop ceiling (secondary ceiling, hung below the structural ceiling)
3. an individual tile or plank of a drop ceiling

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ʁu/
• Hyphenation: for‧ro

Verb

forro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of forrar

Spanish

Etymology

From forrar.

Noun

forro m ‎(plural forros)

1. lining
2. dust jacket
3. (heraldry) fur
4. (Argentina) (condom): raincoat, glove
5. (Argentina) said to refer to people that are obnoxious, sometimes treacherous. Full expression "Forro pinchado" ("Perforated condom") - as being the result of, hence the treacherous/obnoxious meaning.

Related terms

• forrar

Verb

forro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of forrar.