monstruo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mounstro, monstro, mostro (colloquial, nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonstɾwo/ [ˈmõns.t̪ɾwo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -onstɾwo
• Syllabification: mons‧truo

Noun

monstruo m (plural monstruos)

1. monster, beast, behemoth
2. juggernaut
3. monster, reprehensible person.
   • 2023 July 8, Renzo Gómez Vega, ““Que atrapen a ese monstruo”: el pastor evangélico José Linares, denunciado por violación por su propia hija ["I hope they catch that monster": Evangelical pastor José Linares accused of rape by his own daughter]”, in El País‎^[1]:
4. (colloquial) freak, creep

   ¿Qué tipo de monstruo se pone los zapatos antes de ponerse la ropa interior?

   What kind of freak puts on their shoes before their underwear?

Derived terms

• monstruo de Gila
• monstruo del lago Ness

 

Related terms

• monstruosidad
• monstruoso
• mostrar

 

Further reading

• “monstruo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16