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Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, pavor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: pa‧vo‧ro‧so
Adjective
pavoroso (feminine pavorosa, masculine plural pavorosos, feminine plural pavorosas, metaphonic)
- gruesome; dreadful
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, pavor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paboˈɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pa‧vo‧ro‧so
Adjective
pavoroso (feminine pavorosa, masculine plural pavorosos, feminine plural pavorosas)
- dreadful, horrifying
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