temeroso
Spanish
Etymology
By dissimilation from an older *temoroso, from temor, or possibly a Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor. Compare Portuguese temeroso, Catalan and Occitan temorós, Italian timoroso and English timorous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /temeˈɾoso/ [t̪e.meˈɾo.so]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: te‧me‧ro‧so
Adjective
temeroso (feminine temerosa, masculine plural temerosos, feminine plural temerosas)
- fearful, distressed
- Synonym: miedoso
Derived terms
Further reading
- “temeroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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