espantoso

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese espantoso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): diachronically espanto +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas)

  1. dreadful
  2. terrifying

References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From espanto (amazement) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to‧so

Adjective

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espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas, metaphonic)

  1. amazing
    Synonym: incrível
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From espanto (fright) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /espanˈtoso/ [es.pãn̪ˈt̪o.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: es‧pan‧to‧so

Adjective

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espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas)

  1. ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible
    Synonyms: horrible, horripilante, horroroso, horrendo, terrible
  2. frightful, frightening, scary, fearful, terrifying, shocking
    Synonyms: aterrador, terrorífico
  3. hideous, appalling, atrocious, horrid
    Synonym: atroz

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