abanico

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See also: abanicó

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈniko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ni‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from abanicar, itself from abanar (“to rock”).

Noun

abanico m (plural abanicos)

  1. fan
    Synonym: abano

References

Etymology 2

Verb

abanico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abanicar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abanico (“fan”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ni‧co

Noun

abanico m (plural abanicos)

  1. fan (anything resembling a hand-held fan)
    Synonyms: abano, flabelo, leque

References

  1. ^ “abanico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Un abanico plegado y otro abierto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈniko/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧ni‧co

Etymology 1

From abano (“ceiling fan”) +‎ -ico.

Noun

abanico m (plural abanicos)

  1. fan (hand-held device)
  2. (figurative) range (selection, array)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: abaniko
  • → Hiligaynon: abaniko
  • → Portuguese: abanico
  • → Tagalog: abaniko

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abanico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abanicar

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