funambulesco

Spanish

Etymology

From funámbulo +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /funambuˈlesko/ [fu.nãm.buˈles.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: fu‧nam‧bu‧les‧co

Adjective

funambulesco (feminine funambulesca, masculine plural funambulescos, feminine plural funambulescas)

1. (relational) tightrope walking
2. extravagant, showy, over the top

Related terms

• funambulismo

 

Further reading

• “funambulesco”, 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