abolengo

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Spanish

Etymology

From abuelo +‎ -engo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aboˈlenɡo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -enɡo
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧len‧go

Noun

abolengo m (plural abolengos)

  1. ancestry
    Synonyms: cepa, linaje
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 12:
      Por regla general, los Brujos sabios pueden más que los Brujos ignorantes; los viejos más que los jóvenes; los que lo son de abolengo, más que los que proceden de familias extrañas a la brujería.
      As a general rule, wise Witches can do more than ignorant Witches; old ones more than young ones; those that are of pedigree more than those who come from families outside of witchdom.

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