chocante

Asturian

Adjective

chocante (epicene, plural chocantes)

1. surprising, shocking

Portuguese

Etymology

From chocar (“to shock”) +‎ -ante (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

Adjective

chocante m or f (plural chocantes)

1. astonishing (which astonishes, amazes)

   Synonym: surpreendente

2. shocking (which shocks, causes mental disturbance)

   Synonym: espantoso

Related terms

• chocado
• chocar
• choque

Spanish

Etymology

From chocar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈkante/ [t͡ʃoˈkãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: cho‧can‧te

Adjective

chocante m or f (masculine and feminine plural chocantes)

1. off-putting
2. shocking

   Synonym: espantoso

Further reading

• “chocante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28