amenaza

Meaning

Concepts

threat

menace

spectre

commination

scourge

terror

scare

death threat

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
a‧me‧na‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ameˈnaθa/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia (“threat”), noun based on mināx (“threatening”). Compare Portuguese ameaça.

Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
ameaça

New
amenazar

to threaten

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