susto

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
sus‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsusto/
Etymology

Uncertain. Several theories exist. Possibly an expressive creation, or from a verb *sustar, from Latin suscitāre (though this is unlikely), or perhaps from substāre. Compare Portuguese susto.

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