sobresalto

See also: sobresaltó, sobre-salto, and sobre salto

Portuguese

Noun

sobresalto m (plural sobresaltos)

1. Obsolete spelling of sobressalto.

Verb

sobresalto

1. Obsolete spelling of sobressalto.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sobɾeˈsalto/ [so.β̞ɾeˈsal̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -alto
• Syllabification: so‧bre‧sal‧to

Etymology 1

From sobre- +‎ salto.

Noun

sobresalto m (plural sobresaltos)

1. jolt
2. scare, fright, tizzy

   Synonym: susto

   • 1983 December 3, “Gustavo (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 21:

     ?Por que te suicidaste — colgando en la entrada de mi casa? La manana despues cuando te descubri, muerto, te grite con sobresalto.

     Why did you commit suicide — hanging at the entrance of my house? The morning after when I found you dead I screamed in shock.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sobresalto

1. first-person singular present indicative of sobresaltar

Further reading

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