apestoso
/apesˈtoso/
The English phrase "stinker" can be translated to Spanish as apestoso.
apestoso is used to describe a person or a thing that smells very bad.
How does it change in a sentence?
This adjective changes its ending to agree with the gender and number of the noun it describes. Use apestosa for feminine singular nouns, apestosos for masculine plural nouns and apestosas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/apesˈtoso/
Did you know?
- The word apestoso shares a root with the English word 'pestilence'. It describes a smell so strong it feels like a plague or a disease.
- In several Latin American countries, apestoso is occasionally used as slang to describe a person who is socially awkward or 'stinks' in a metaphorical sense.
- While apestoso is a general term for smelling bad, Spanish speakers use the specific word hediondo to describe the pungent smell of rotting organic matter.
Examples in context
- ¡El basurero está lleno de desperdicios pestilentes!The garbage can is full of stinky waste!
- Tu calcetín apestoso está en el suelo.Your stinky sock is on the floor.
- El basurero de la cocina está apestoso.The kitchen trash can is stinky.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are cleaning the house.
- ElenaDaniel, tira este trapo apestoso.Daniel, throw away this stinky rag.
- DanielTienes razón, huele muy mal.You are right, it smells very bad.
- ElenaEstá muy apestoso, ponlo afuera.It is very stinky, put it outside.
- DanielEstá bien, Elena, lo haré ahora.Okay, Elena, I will do it now.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry apestoso, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries apestoso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
