susto
English
Noun
susto (uncountable)
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from sustar, from Latin substāre, or less likely from surrectus. Compare Spanish susto.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsuʃ.tu/
- Hyphenation: sus‧to
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. Several theories exist. Possibly an expressive creation, or from a verb *sustar, from Latin suscitāre[1] (though this is unlikely), or perhaps from substāre[2]. Compare Portuguese susto.
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