horroroso

/oroˈɾoso/ · B2 · adj

horrible

😱 horroroso = horror + oso (full of), so full of horror

Spanish horror (dread) plus the suffix -oso, meaning full of or characterized by, as in English -ous. Horroroso literally means horror-ous, which is horrible or dreadful. Like English horrid, it comes from Latin horrere, to bristle with fear.

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