acechante

Spanish

Etymology

From acechar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeˈt͡ʃante/ [a.θeˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈt͡ʃante/ [a.seˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧chan‧te

Adjective

acechante m or f (masculine and feminine plural acechantes)

1. lurking, looming
   • 2016 December 2, “Memorias de un homenaje”, in Juventud Rebelde‎^[1]:

     Mar bravo, mangle afilado, tupido, desconocido; exceso de carga, armamento, avituallamiento, inexperiencia, estrés ante lo ignoto, y enemigo acechante.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “acechante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10