medonho

Portuguese

Etymology

From medo (“fear”) +‎ -onho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈdõ.ɲu/ [meˈdõ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈdo.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈdo.ɲu/ [mɨˈðo.ɲu]

Rhymes: -oɲu, (Brazil) -õɲu
Hyphenation: me‧do‧nho

Adjective

medonho (feminine medonha, masculine plural medonhos, feminine plural medonhas)

hideous, dreadful, awful, ghastly
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador

Derived terms

medonhamente

Further reading

“medonho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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