asombro

/aˈsombɾo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los asombros

Meaning

  1. astonishment

    • Lo miró con asombro.

      He looked at it in astonishment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

pasmo

pasmo is a more intense or literary word for astonishment, being stunned; asombro is the everyday word for "astonishment."

Similar in other languages

German

Verwunderung

Verwunderung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "astonishment."

Portuguese

espanto

espanto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "astonishment."

Practice

1 What does asombro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo miró con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches asombro?

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