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Grotesco is an adjective that means grotesque, queer, or ridiculous in English. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see examples from the Europarl Parallel Corpus.
Grotesco, ca es un adjetivo que significa ridículo, extravagante, irregular, grosero o perteneciente a la gruta artificial. También se usa como sustantivo para referirse a un adorno arquitectónico o pictórico.
Since at least the 18th century (in French and German, as well as English), grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous, ugly, incongruous, unpleasant, or disgusting, and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks.
Learn the meaning and usage of the Spanish adjective grotesco, which can mean grotesque, bizarre, absurd, or hideous. See translations, examples, and pronunciation of grotesco in English and Spanish.
Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms.
Translation for 'grotesco' in the free Spanish-English dictionary and many other English translations.
grotesco adj (gracioso) outlandish adj : absurd adj : ridiculous adj : El payaso hizo un número grotesco con una foca. The clown peformed an outlandish number with a seal. grotesco nm (motivo decorativo) (architecture) antic n : En esta sala del museo se exhiben unos antiguos grotescos.
