medonho

Portuguese

Etymology

From medo (“fear”) +‎ -onho.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -oɲu
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈdõ.ɲu/ [meˈdõ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈdo.ɲo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈdo.ɲu/ [mɨˈðo.ɲu]

  • Hyphenation: me‧do‧nho

Adjective

medonho (feminine medonha, masculine plural medonhos, feminine plural medonhas)

  1. hideous, dreadful, awful, ghastly
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador

Derived terms
  • medonhamente

Further reading
  • “medonho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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