chocante
Asturian
Adjective
chocante (epicene, plural chocantes)
Portuguese
Etymology
From chocar (“to shock”) + -ante (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
Adjective
chocante m or f (plural chocantes)
- astonishing (which astonishes, amazes)
- Synonym: surpreendente
- shocking (which shocks, causes mental disturbance)
- Synonym: espantoso
Related terms
Further reading
- “chocante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “chocante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈkante/ [t͡ʃoˈkãn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: cho‧can‧te
Adjective
chocante m or f (masculine and feminine plural chocantes)
- off-putting
- Synonym: desagradable
- shocking
- Synonym: espantoso
Further reading
- “chocante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025