pavoruso

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

  • pauruso

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun).

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˌpavəˈruːsə]

Adjective

pavoruso (feminine singular pavorosa, masculine plural pavoruse, feminine plural pavorose)

  1. fearful

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 726: “pauroso” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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