terrífico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin terrifĭcus, perfect passive participle of Vulgar Latin *terrificāre, from Latin terror + faciō (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈrifiko/ [t̪eˈri.fi.ko]
• Rhymes: -ifiko
• Syllabification: te‧rrí‧fi‧co

Adjective

terrífico (feminine terrífica, masculine plural terríficos, feminine plural terríficas)

1. terrifying

Further reading

• “terrífico”, 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