espanto

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpan.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpan.to]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpan.to]

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

Deverbal from espantar.

• IPA^(key): [esˈpantʊ]

espanto m (plural espantos)

1. fright, terror
2. atrocity

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

• IPA^(key): /esˈpan.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: e‧spàn‧to

espanto (feminine espanta, masculine plural espanti, feminine plural espante)

1. past participle of espandere

• pastone, pensato, pestano, posante

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to

Deverbal from espantar.

espanto m (plural espantos)

1. astonishment, amazement
   • 2024 August 21, Francisco Laranjeira, “Moscovo reivindica captura de Nova Iorque (mas a da Ucrânia…) [Moscow claims capture of New York (but the one in Ukraine…)]”, in SAPO‎^[1], retrieved 22 February 2025:

     Moscovo assegura ter capturado Nova Iorque: a alegação das forças militares russas, feita na passada terça-feira, causou espanto – no entanto, explica-se facilmente: em vez da metrópole dos Estados Unidos, a Rússia referia-se a uma cidade no leste ucraniano, anteriormente conhecida como Novgorodskoye.

     Moscow assures it has captured New York: the Russian military forces’ allegation, made last Tuesday, has caused astonishment – however, it is easily explained: instead of the metropolis in the United States, Russia referred to a city in the Ukrainian east, previously known as Novgorodskoye.

2. wonder

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

• IPA^(key): /esˈpanto/ [esˈpãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: es‧pan‧to

Deverbal from espantar (“to scare”).

espanto m (plural espantos)

1. fright
2. ghost
3. horror, dread

espanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espantar

• “espanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024