esgarrifós

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From esgarrifar +‎ -ós.

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Adjective

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esgarrifós (feminine esgarrifosa, masculine plural esgarrifosos, feminine plural esgarrifoses)

  1. chilling, hair-raising
    Synonyms: horripilant, esborronado
    • 2016 October, “Miss Veneçuela, el breu moment de consens”, in El Periódico[1]:
      Aquesta quantiat [sic] esgarrifosa es deu a l'augment de les bandes del crim organitzat.
      This hair-raising amount is due to the growth of organized crime groups.

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