grotesco
Spanish, adjective/ɡɾoˈtesko/
grotesco is spelled G-R-O-T-E-S-C-O (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,880th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grotesco is a Spanish adjective meaning “grotesque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De forma antinatural o muy extravagante”.
What does grotesco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grotesque
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De forma antinatural o muy extravagante. 2. De aspecto o modales desagradables o repulsivos. 3. Que pertenece o concierne a la caverna artificial.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grotesco
- grotesca feminine
- grotescos masculine plural
- grotescas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grotesco?
- /ɡɾoˈtesko/
- [ɡɾoˈt̪es.ko]
- [gɾoˈt̪esko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grotesco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grotesco in Spanish?
grotesco appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).