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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus.
Pronunciation
Noun
espanhol m (plural espanhoes)
- Iberian (native to the Iberian Peninsula)
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espanhol (“Iberian”), from Old Occitan espaignol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus. Compare Galician and Spanish español. Doublet of hispano
Pronunciation
Adjective
espanhol (feminine espanhola, masculine plural espanhóis, feminine plural espanholas)
- Spanish (of or relating to Spain, its people or culture)
- Spanish (of or relating to the Spanish language)
Noun
espanhol m (plural espanhóis, feminine espanhola, feminine plural espanholas)
- Spaniard (person from Spain)
- (uncountable) Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
- Synonym: castelhano
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