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espaventar.

to scare, frighten

10 characters4 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[əs.pə.βənˈta]Central, Northern[əs.pə.vənˈta]Balearic[es.pa.venˈtaɾ]Valencia[es.pa.βenˈta]Northwestern
  1. to scare, frighten

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · archaic
  2. to scare away, drive off

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present active participle of Classical Latin expaveō, from pavor (“fear”). Compare French épouvanter, Italian spaventare.

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