orrendo
/orˈrɛn.do/
The Italian word for hideous is orrendo.
orrendo is used to describe something that is extremely ugly.
Meaning: extremely ugly (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective orrendo must agree with the noun it describes. Use orrenda for feminine singular nouns, orrendi for masculine plural nouns and orrende for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of orrendo is /orˈrɛn.do/. It has three syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- The adverbial form orrendamente is frequently used to emphasize adjectives, such as in orrendamente bello, which actually means 'hideously beautiful'.
- The word orrendo can be used to describe a smell, whereas in English, 'hideous' is almost exclusively reserved for sight or sound.
- The word orrendo shares the same Latin root as the English word 'horrible', meaning it carries a historical sense of something that causes physical shuddering or terror.
Examples in context
- Sembra orrendo.It looks hideous.This sentence is useful for saying something looks hideous.Tatoeba #3981512 by Guybrush88, translation #3727759 by CM
- La polizia non ha ancora preso la persona che ha commesso questo crimine orrendo.The police haven't yet caught the person who committed this hideous crime.This sentence uses orrendo to describe a hideous crime.Tatoeba #1271947 by ValentinaM, translation #954361 by CK
- Quella statua è orrenda!That statue is hideous!
- La pittura è orripilante, non posso nemmeno guardarla.The painting is horrifying, I can't even look at it.
- Quel vestito è davvero orrendo.That dress is truly hideous.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry orrendo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries orrendo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
