perterebrante

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perterebrāns, present participle of perterebrō, from per- +‎ terebrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾteɾeˈbɾante/ [peɾ.t̪e.ɾeˈβ̞ɾãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: per‧te‧re‧bran‧te

Adjective

perterebrante m or f (masculine and feminine plural perterebrantes)

  1. (obsolete, pathology, of pain) terebrant; resembling the sensation of being bored into or pierced. [18–20th c.]
    Synonym: terebrante

Further reading

  • “perterebrante”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
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