chocante

Portuguese

Etymology

From chocar (“to shock”) +‎ -ante (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈkɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

Adjective

chocante m or f (plural chocantes)

astonishing (which astonishes, amazes)
Synonym: surpreendente
shocking (which shocks, causes mental disturbance)
Synonym: espantoso

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From chocar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈkante/ [t͡ʃoˈkãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: cho‧can‧te

Adjective

chocante m or f (masculine and feminine plural chocantes)

shocking
Synonym: espantoso

Further reading

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

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