incubo — meaning in English

English meaning

• incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
• mare noun An adult female horse.
• nightmare noun A frightening or unpleasant dream.

Senses

incubo is used for these senses in English:

• whangdoodle (obsolete) Term of disparagement

incubus — full definition

1. noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
2. noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.

mare — full definition

1. noun An adult female horse.
2. noun A frustrating, chaotic, or downright terrible experience.
3. noun A large, dark, flat plain on the Moon or another planetary body, resembling a sea from a distance.

Related Italian words