el esperpento
/espeɾˈpento/ noun · masculine C2- the fingerling of the red gurnard
- grotesque individual, act or plot, spectacle
- monstrosity (horrendously deformed, misshapen or hideous individual)
- a genre of theatre and writing defining personal, reality-warping, grotesque writings of Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Plural esperpentos
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