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Spanish
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.
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Noun
monstruo m (plural monstruos)
- monster, beast, behemoth
- juggernaut
- monster, reprehensible person.
2023 July 8, Renzo Gómez Vega, ““Que atrapen a ese monstruo”: el pastor evangélico José Linares, denunciado por violación por su propia hija ["I hope they catch that monster": Evangelical pastor José Linares accused of rape by his own daughter]”, in El País:
- (colloquial) freak, creep
¿Qué tipo de monstruo se pone los zapatos antes de ponerse la ropa interior?- What kind of freak puts on their shoes before their underwear?
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