esperpento

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Galician esperpento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espeɾˈpento/ [es.peɾˈpẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: es‧per‧pen‧to === Noun === esperpento m (plural esperpentos) the fingerling of the red gurnard grotesque individual, act or plot, spectacle monstrosity (horrendously deformed, misshapen or hideous individual) (theater, literature) a genre of theatre and writing defining personal, reality-warping, grotesque writings of Ramón del Valle-Inclán ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: esperpent === Further reading === “esperpento”, 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 esperpento on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es