noun, masculine/fanˈtasma/plural: fantasmas
ghost, phantom, wraith; show-off
“El fantasma de la ópera.” — The Phantom of the Opera.
Synonyms: exhibicionista, presumido
Borrowed from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “image, phantom”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to make visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to cause to appear, bring to light”). Compare Sicilian fantàsimu (“dumb”). Cognate with English phantom.