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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, paura + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.uˈro.zo/, (traditional) /pa.uˈro.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pa‧u‧ró‧so
Adjective
pauroso (feminine paurosa, masculine plural paurosi, feminine plural paurose)
- fearful, scary
- frightful, shocking, incredible, terrible
Synonyms
References
- ^ pauroso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication