grotesco
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian grottesco.
Adjective
grotesco (feminine grotesca, masculine plural grotescos, feminine plural grotescas)
- grotesque (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous)
Related terms
- gruta
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian grottesco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾoˈtesko/ [ɡɾoˈt̪es.ko]
- Rhymes: -esko
- Syllabification: gro‧tes‧co
Adjective
grotesco (feminine grotesca, masculine plural grotescos, feminine plural grotescas)
- grotesque
Further reading
- “grotesco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014