pauroso

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, paura +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.uˈro.zo/, (traditional) /pa.uˈro.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: pa‧u‧ró‧so

Adjective

pauroso (feminine paurosa, masculine plural paurosi, feminine plural paurose)

  1. fearful, scary
  2. frightful, shocking, incredible, terrible

Synonyms
  • caccasotto (invariable)
  • fifone

References
  1. pauroso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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