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fiero

Pronunciation: /ˈfjɛ.ro/

“fiero” is an Italian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. fiercely hostile (of fate)
  2. frightening, intimidating (of a face)
  3. frightening, ghastly, horrible
  4. savage, violent (of a struggle)
  5. furious, raging (of natural forces)
  6. intense, vehement (of feelings or expressions)
  7. audacious, bold, daring
  8. proud

verb

  1. Old Italian form of saranno, third-person plural future of essere and fire

In Italian

  1. prode, con coraggio, colmo di vigore
  2. positivamente consapevole del proprio stato
  3. detto con disprezzo, talvolta con atto di sfida, di chi innocentemente svolge le proprie attività o vive pacificamente la propria esistenza
  4. talvolta come provocazione, viene detto di chi è ritenuto più forte in un gruppo ma appunto non in assoluto

Etymology

From earlier fero, from Latin ferus.

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