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Spanish
Etymology
From abuelo + -engo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aboˈlenɡo/
- Rhymes: -enɡo
- Syllabification: a‧bo‧len‧go
Noun
abolengo m (plural abolengos)
- 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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