susto

Noun

 * 1) An illness in Latin American cultures, a condition of fear and chronic somatic suffering stemming from one's own or others' emotional trauma.

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) fright, scare
 * 2) fear, terror

Etymology
. Several theories exist. Possibly an expressive creation, or from a verb, from (though this is unlikely), or perhaps from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) fright