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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

susto.

fright, scare

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsus.tu/Brazil/ˈsuʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsuʃ.tu/Portugal

  1. fright, scare

    masculine
    Ai que susto!
    Eu levei um susto quando ele me cutucou do nada.

  2. fear, terror

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from sustar.

verb/ˈsus.tu/Brazil/ˈsuʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsuʃ.tu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sustar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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