noun, masculine/eskaloˈfɾio/plural: escalofríos
chill, shiver; frisson; goose bumps, shiver, chills or creeps (especially those caused by fear)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old Spanish es- Spanish es- Spanish calofrío Spanish escalofrío From es- + calofrío.