espanhol

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See also: espanhòl

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus.

Pronunciation

Noun

espanhol m (plural espanhoes)

  1. Iberian (native to the Iberian Peninsula)

Descendants

  • Galician: español
  • Portuguese: espanhol

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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)

  1. Spanish (of or relating to Spain, its people or culture)
  2. Spanish (of or relating to the Spanish language)

Noun

espanhol m (plural espanhóis, feminine espanhola, feminine plural espanholas)

  1. Spaniard (person from Spain)
  2. (uncountable) Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
    Synonym: castelhano

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