esperpento

Spanish

Etymology

Origin unknown according to the Real Academia Española

Noun

esperpento m (plural esperpentos)

  1. A grotesque act or plot, a spectacle
  2. A horrendously deformed, misshapen, or hideous individual
  3. A genre of theatre and writing defining personal, reality-warping, grotesque writings of Ramón del Valle-Inclán
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