género

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See also: genero, Genero, generó, generò, and gênero

Aragonese

Etymology

From Spanish género, a learned borrowing of Latin generis. Compare with the patrimonial Aragonese word chenero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeneɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eneɾo
  • Syllabification: gé‧ne‧ro

Noun

género m

  1. (grammar) gender

Galician

Noun

género m (plural géneros, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xénero

References

  • “género” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin generis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gé‧ne‧ro

Noun

género m (plural géneros) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. kind
  2. genre (music, literature, etc.)
  3. (taxonomy) genus
  4. (biology) gender, sex
  5. (grammar) gender

Derived terms

See also

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin generis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeneɾo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eneɾo
  • Syllabification: gé‧ne‧ro

Noun

género m (plural géneros)

  1. (classification) kind
    Synonyms: clase, especie, suerte, tipo
  2. (music, film, theater, television, literature) genre
  3. (taxonomy) genus
    Synonym: (abbreviation) gén.
  4. (biology) gender, sex
    Synonym: sexo
  5. (grammar) gender
  6. produce, merchandise
    Synonyms: productos, mercancía
  7. (clothing) cloth, material (woven fabric)
    Synonym: tela
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      -Ya, es el Plantagenet -dijo un forastero que a la sazón se encontraba allí-. He visto este vapor la semana pasada atracado a los muelles de Manzanedo descargando géneros ingleses.
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