atroz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atrōcem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɾɔ(j)s/ [aˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɾɔ(j)s/ [aˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈtɾɔ(j)ʃ/ [aˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɾɔʃ/

• Hyphenation: a‧troz

Adjective

atroz m or f (plural atrozes)

1. atrocious (evil, cruel)

   Synonyms: cruel, mau

Derived terms

• atrozmente

Related terms

• atrocidade

Further reading

• “atroz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “atroz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atrōcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈtɾoθ/ [aˈt̪ɾoθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈtɾos/ [aˈt̪ɾos]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -oθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: a‧troz

Adjective

atroz m or f (masculine and feminine plural atroces)

1. atrocious, horrible, appalling

Derived terms

• atrozmente

 

Related terms

• atrocidad

 

Further reading

• “atroz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014