spaventare

Meaning

to frighten, scare, spook

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
spa‧ven‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spa.venˈta.re/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, and Catalan espantar (also Catalan and Occitan espaventar); French épouvanter; Sicilian scantari; also Romanian înspăimânta.

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