horripilante
French
Adjective
horripilante
- feminine singular of horripilant
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilāre, from Latin horreo + pilus. Doublet of arrepiante.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.χi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.te/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧pi‧lan‧te
Adjective
horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)
- ghastly; creepy (horrifyingly shocking)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador
Spanish
Etymology
Archaic form of horripilar.
Adjective
horripilante (plural horripilantes)
- horrifying, shocking, ghastly, grisly
- Synonym: espeluznante
Further reading
- “horripilante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014