Polyglot Dictionary

espanto

/isˈpɐ̃tu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os espantos

Meaning

  1. astonishment

    • Olhou com espanto.

      He looked in astonishment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Verwunderung

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

Spanish

asombro

asombro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "astonishment."

Spanish

pasmo

pasmo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "astonishment."

Practice

1 What does espanto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Olhou com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espanto?

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