espantoso

== Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese espantoso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): diachronically espanto +‎ -oso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espanˈtoso/ [es̺.pan̪ˈt̪o.s̺ʊ] Rhymes: -oso Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to‧so === Adjective === espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas) dreadful terrifying Synonym: tremendo === References === “espantoso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “espantoso”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “espantoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “espantoso”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espantoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espantoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espantoso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From espanto (“amazement”) +‎ -oso. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to‧so === Adjective === espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas, metaphonic) amazing Synonym: incrível ==== Related terms ==== espanto espantar === Further reading === “espantoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espantoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From espanto (“fright”) +‎ -oso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espanˈtoso/ [es.pãn̪ˈt̪o.so] Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: es‧pan‧to‧so === Adjective === espantoso (feminine espantosa, masculine plural espantosos, feminine plural espantosas) ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible Synonyms: horrible, horripilante, horroroso, horrendo, terrible frightful, frightening, scary, fearful, terrifying, shocking Synonyms: aterrador, terrorífico hideous, appalling, atrocious, horrid Synonym: atroz === Further reading === “espantoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025