asustadizo

Spanish

Etymology

From asustado (“scare”) +‎ -izo (“prone to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asustaˈdiθo/ [a.sus.t̪aˈð̞i.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /asustaˈdiso/ [a.sus.t̪aˈð̞i.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧sus‧ta‧di‧zo

Adjective

asustadizo (feminine asustadiza, masculine plural asustadizos, feminine plural asustadizas)

1. easily scared; skittish

Further reading

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