# espanto
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əsˈpan.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əsˈpan.to]
* IPA: (Valencia) [esˈpan.to]

### Verb

espanto
* first-person singular present indicative of espantar

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Deverbal of espantar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [esˈpantʊ]

#### Noun

espanto m (plural espantos)
* fright, terror
* atrocity

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espanto
* first-person singular present indicative of espantar

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈspan.to/
* Rhymes: -anto
* Hyphenation: e‧spàn‧to

### Participle

espanto (feminine espanta, masculine plural espanti, feminine plural espante)
* past participle of espandere

### Anagrams

* pastone, pensato, pestano, posante

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpɐ̃.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɐ̃.tu/, /esˈpɐ̃.tu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpɐ̃.tu/, /eʃˈpɐ̃.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpɐ̃.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpɐ̃.tu/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
* Hyphenation: es‧pan‧to

### Etymology 1

Deverbal of espantar.

#### Noun

espanto m (plural espantos)
* astonishment, amazement
** 2024 August 21, Francisco Laranjeira, “Moscovo reivindica captura de Nova Iorque (mas a da Ucrânia…) [Moscow claims capture of New York (but the one in Ukraine…)]”, in SAPO‎, retrieved February 22, 2025:Moscovo assegura ter capturado Nova Iorque: a alegação das forças militares russas, feita na passada terça-feira, causou espanto – no entanto, explica-se facilmente: em vez da metrópole dos Estados Unidos, a Rússia referia-se a uma cidade no leste ucraniano, anteriormente conhecida como Novgorodskoye.Moscow assures it has captured New York: the Russian military forces’ allegation, made last Tuesday, has caused astonishment – however, it is easily explained: instead of the metropolis in the United States, Russia referred to a city in the Ukrainian east, previously known as Novgorodskoye.
* wonder

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espanto
* first-person singular present indicative of espantar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpanto/ [esˈpãn̪.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -anto
* Syllabification: es‧pan‧to

### Etymology 1

Deverbal of espantar (“to scare”).

#### Noun

espanto m (plural espantos)
* fright
* ghost
* horror, dread

##### Derived terms

* de espanto

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espanto
* first-person singular present indicative of espantar

### Further reading

* “espanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10