"spook" meaning in Inglés

See spook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spuːk/ [UK], /spuk/, /spʉːk/ [Australia] Audio: En-au-spook.ogg [Australia] Forms: spook [singular], spooks [plural]
Etymology: Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').
  1. Fantasma. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: es-spook-en-noun-cMjgokdS Categories (other): EN:Términos coloquiales
  2. Espía. Tags: slang
    Sense id: es-spook-en-noun-Fy7M2SRy Categories (other): EN:Términos jergales
  3. Duende.
    Sense id: es-spook-en-noun-WVzlcdKK
  4. Susto. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: es-spook-en-noun-QlWcg2ZL Categories (other): EN:Términos coloquiales
  5. Persona de piel oscura. Tags: derogatory, outdated, slang
    Sense id: es-spook-en-noun-dKO4A8cb Categories (other): EN:Términos anticuados, EN:Términos despectivos, EN:Términos jergales
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /spuːk/ [UK], /spuk/, /spʉːk/ [Australia] Audio: En-au-spook.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').
  1. Asustar.
    Sense id: es-spook-en-verb-jfCkJ~Rl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /spuːk/ [UK], /spuk/, /spʉːk/ [Australia] Audio: En-au-spook.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').
  1. Estar asustado.
    Sense id: es-spook-en-verb-qJxD99sa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spook",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spooks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos coloquiales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The building was haunted by a couple of spooks."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fantasma."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-noun-cMjgokdS",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos jergales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Espía."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-noun-Fy7M2SRy",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Duende."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-noun-WVzlcdKK",
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos coloquiales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The big spider gave me a spook."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Susto."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-noun-QlWcg2ZL",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos anticuados",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos despectivos",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "EN:Términos jergales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Persona de piel oscura."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-noun-dKO4A8cb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "insulto étnico"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "outdated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos transitivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo transitivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Asustar."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-verb-jfCkJ~Rl",
      "sense_index": "6"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos intransitivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo intransitivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Estar asustado."
      ],
      "id": "es-spook-en-verb-qJxD99sa",
      "sense_index": "7"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
    "EN:Sustantivos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spook",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spooks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "EN:Términos coloquiales"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The building was haunted by a couple of spooks."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fantasma."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "EN:Términos jergales"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Espía."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Duende."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "EN:Términos coloquiales"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The big spider gave me a spook."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Susto."
      ],
      "sense_index": "4",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "EN:Términos anticuados",
        "EN:Términos despectivos",
        "EN:Términos jergales"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Persona de piel oscura."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "insulto étnico"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "outdated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
    "EN:Verbos",
    "EN:Verbos transitivos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo transitivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Asustar."
      ],
      "sense_index": "6"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del neerlandés",
    "EN:Verbos",
    "EN:Verbos intransitivos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del neerlandés spook ('fantasma').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo intransitivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Estar asustado."
      ],
      "sense_index": "7"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spuːk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spuk/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Estados Unidos, Canadá"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-spook.ogg",
      "ipa": "/spʉːk/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-spook.ogg/En-au-spook.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-spook.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

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