espantoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From espanto (“amazement”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɨʃ.pɐ̃.ˈto.zu/
Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to‧so

Adjective

espantoso m (feminine singular espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas, comparable)

amazing

Synonyms

incrível

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From espanto (“fright”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /espanˈtoso/, [espãn̪ˈt̪oso]

Adjective

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

horrible, awful
Synonym: horrible
scary, terrifying

Further reading

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

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