susto
English
Noun
susto (uncountable)
- An illness in Latin American cultures, a condition of fear and chronic somatic suffering stemming from one's own or others' emotional trauma.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from sustar, from Latin substāre, or less likely from surrectus. Compare Spanish susto.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: sus‧to
Noun
susto m (plural s)
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Verb
susto
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. Several theories exist. Possibly an expressive creation, or from a verb *sustar, from Latin suscitāre[1] (though this is unlikely), or perhaps from substāre[2]. Compare Portuguese susto.
Noun
susto m (plural sustos)
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- es:Fear