monstruo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmonstɾwo/ [ˈmõns.t̪ɾwo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -onstɾwo
  • Syllabification: mons‧truo

Noun

monstruo m (plural monstruos)

  1. monster, beast, behemoth
  2. juggernaut
  3. monster, reprehensible person.
    • 2023 July 8, Renzo Gómez Vega, ““Que atrapen a ese monstruo”: el pastor evangélico José Linares, denunciado por violación por su propia hija ["I hope they catch that monster": Evangelical pastor José Linares accused of rape by his own daughter]”, in El País‎:
  4. (colloquial) freak, creep
    ¿Qué tipo de monstruo se pone los zapatos antes de ponerse la ropa interior?
    What kind of freak puts on their shoes before their underwear?

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