espantadiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From espantado +‎ -iço. Compare Spanish espantadizo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pɐ̃.taˈd͡ʒi.su/, /es.pɐ̃.taˈd͡ʒi.su/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃.tɐˈdi.su/ [(i)ʃ.pɐ̃.tɐˈði.su]

  • Hyphenation: es‧pan‧ta‧di‧ço

Adjective

espantadiço (feminine espantadiça, masculine plural espantadiços, feminine plural espantadiças)

  1. timorous, timid (easily scared)

Further reading

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