temeroso

== Spanish == === Etymology === By dissimilation from an older *temoroso, from temor, or possibly an Early Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor. Compare Portuguese temeroso, Catalan and Occitan temorós, Italian timoroso and English timorous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /temeˈɾoso/ [t̪e.meˈɾo.so] Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: te‧me‧ro‧so === Adjective === temeroso (feminine temerosa, masculine plural temerosos, feminine plural temerosas) fearful, distressed Synonym: miedoso ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “temeroso”, 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