asqueroso
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin eschara, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”). Indirectly related to English scar.
AdjectiveEdit
asqueroso m (feminine singular asquerosa, masculine plural asquerosos, feminine plural asquerosas, comparable)
- disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful
- Synonyms: abominável, nauseante, nojento, repulsivo
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin eschara, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -oso
AdjectiveEdit
asqueroso (feminine singular asquerosa, masculine plural asquerosos, feminine plural asquerosas)
- disgusting
- Synonym: repugnante
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “asqueroso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.