Polyglot Dictionary

espanto

/esˈpanto/

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

Forms

plural
los espantos

Meaning

  1. horror

    • Gritó de espanto.

      He screamed in horror.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

horror

espanto and horror are close synonyms for "horror"; espanto is perhaps a more visceral fright.

Similar in other languages

French

horreur

horreur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "horror."

Practice

1 What does espanto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gritó de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espanto?

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