espanto

espanto

See also: espantó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpan.to/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpan.tu/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpan.to/

Verb

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of espantar

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈspan.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: e‧spàn‧to

Participle

espanto (feminine espanta, masculine plural espanti, feminine plural espante)

1. past participle of espandere

Anagrams

• pastone, pensato, pestano, posante

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpɐ̃.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɐ̃.tu/, /eʃˈpɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from espantar.

Noun

espanto m (plural espantos)

1. astonishment, amazement
2. wonder

Verb

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

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Spanish

Etymology

From espantar (“to scare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpanto/ [esˈpãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: es‧pan‧to

Noun

espanto m (plural espantos)

1. fright
2. ghost
3. horror, dread

Verb

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

Further reading

• “espanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014