susto
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
susto (uncountable)
- An illness in Latin American cultures, a condition of fear and chronic somatic suffering stemming from one's own or others' emotional trauma.
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Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
susto m (plural sustos)
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Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
susto
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Uncertain. Several theories exist. Possibly an expressive creation, or from a verb *sustar, from Latin suscitāre[1] (though this is unlikely), or perhaps from substāre[2]. Compare Portuguese susto.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
susto m (plural sustos)
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ “susto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further readingEdit
- “susto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014