arrepiante

Portuguese

Etymology

From arrepiar (“to shiver”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.piˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.he.pɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.heˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.piˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.he.pɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.heˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.piˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.χe.pɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.χeˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.piˈɐ̃.te/ [a.he.pɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpjɐ̃.te/ [a.heˈpjɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: ar‧re‧pi‧an‧te

Adjective

arrepiante m or f (plural arrepiantes)

1. creepy, chilling

Related terms

• arrepiador
• arrepiamento
• arrepiado
• arrepiar

Further reading

• “arrepiante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “arrepiante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025