abismo

Meaning

abismar

  1. to fall into the abyss
  2. to astonish, astound

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈbiz.mu/
Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “depth”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese avisso.

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