aspaviento

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aspaˈbjento/ [as.paˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: as‧pa‧vien‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aspaventar (“to scare”).

Noun

aspaviento m (plural aspavientos)

(often in the plural) fuss, ado
hacer aspavientos ― to make a fuss

Entró en el local con grandes aspavientos, sintiéndose la reina de la fiesta.
She entered the place with wild gesticulations, feeling as the queen of the party.

Derived terms

aspaventero
aspaventoso
hacer aspavientos

Verb

aspaviento

first-person singular present indicative of aspaventar

Further reading

“aspaviento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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