escalofrío
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaloˈfɾio/ [es.ka.loˈfɾi.o]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧lo‧frí‧o
Etymology 1
es- + calofrío
Noun
escalofrío m (plural escalofríos)
- chill, shiver
- frisson
- (in the plural) goose bumps, shiver, chills or creeps (especially those caused by fear)
Derived terms
- escalofriante
- dar escalofríos (“to give [somebody] the creeps”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
escalofrío
- first-person singular present indicative of escalofriar
Further reading
- “escalofrío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014