"terror" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /teˈroɾ/, [t̪eˈroɾ] Forms: terrores [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terrorem m. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|terror|terrorem|g=m}} Borrowed from Latin terrorem m Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} terror m (plural terrores)
  1. terror Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-terror-es-noun-vXeIkdvo Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Genres Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Genres: 46 54
  2. (genre) horror Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-terror-es-noun-npYnSrzz Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Genres Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Genres: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aterrorizar, cine de terror, película de terror, terrorífico, terrorismo, terrorista Related terms: terrible

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "te‧rror"
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      "ipa": "/teˈroɾ/"
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      "ipa": "[t̪eˈroɾ]"
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      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "película de terror"
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    },
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      "word": "terrorista"
    }
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      "ipa": "/teˈroɾ/"
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      "ipa": "[t̪eˈroɾ]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
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}

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