temeroso
Spanish
Etymology
By dissimilation from an older *temoroso, from temor, or possibly a Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor. Compare Portuguese temeroso, Catalan and Occitan temorós, Italian timoroso and English timorous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
temeroso (feminine temerosa, masculine plural temerosos, feminine plural temerosas)
- fearful, distressed
- Synonym: miedoso
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Further reading
- “temeroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
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- es:Emotions
- es:Fear