chocante

Portuguese

Etymology

From chocar (“to shock”) +‎ -ante (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈkɐ̃.t(ɨ)/

Adjective

chocante m or f (plural chocantes)

astonishing (which astonishes, amazes)
Synonym: surpreendente
shocking (which shocks, causes mental disturbance)
Synonym: espantoso

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From chocar.

Adjective

chocante (plural chocantes)

shocking

Further reading

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

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