espantadizo

Spanish

Etymology

From espantado +‎ -izo. Compare Catalan espantadís, Portuguese espantadiço.

Adjective

espantadizo (feminine espantadiza, masculine plural espantadizos, feminine plural espantadizas)

1. timorous, timid (easily scared)

Further reading

• “espantadizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28