noun, masculine/oˈroɾ/plural: horrores
horror; terror
Synonyms: miedo, temor, terror
Related: horror al vacío
Borrowed from Latin horrorem. Cf. also the popular Old Spanish horrura, inherited from a derivative of the Latin or with a change of suffix, and taking on the meaning of "dirtiness, filth, impurity, scum"; comparable to derivatives of horridus in other Romance languages, like Italian ordo, Old French ord, French ordure, Old Catalan hòrreu, horresa, Old Occitan orre, orrezeza, Romanian urdoare.