asqueroso

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *escharōsus, from Late Latin eschara, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”). Indirectly related to English scar.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: as‧que‧ro‧so

Adjective

asqueroso (feminine asquerosa, masculine plural asquerosos, feminine plural asquerosas, metaphonic)

  1. disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful
    Synonyms: abominável, nauseante, nojento, repulsivo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *escharōsus (“full of crusts or scabs, scabby”), from Late Latin eschara (“crust, scab”), from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /askeˈɾoso/
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: as‧que‧ro‧so

Adjective

asqueroso (feminine asquerosa, masculine plural asquerosos, feminine plural asquerosas)

  1. disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful
    Synonym: repugnante
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
      El bar tiene un baño turco asqueroso y contengo la respiración mientras meo.
      The bar has a disgusting squat toilet and I hold my breath while I pee.
    • 2022 April 23, Carlos Boyero, “Ultracuerpos”, in El País‎:
      Hay mucha gente, sobre todo ancianos con mínimos recursos, cuya única compañía, su forma de matar el tiempo, es la televisión convencional. Siempre fue asquerosa, pero ahora más.
      There are many people, especially the elderly, with limited means, whose only company, their way of killing time, is mainstream television. This has always been repulsive, but now more so.

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