monago

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Old Leonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin monachus. Attested in a Leonese document dating to 980 CE.[1]

Noun[edit]

monago m (plural monagos)

  1. monk

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “monje”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 128

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from monaguillo, with subtraction of diminutive -illo.

Noun[edit]

monago m (plural monagos)

  1. altar boy, acolyte
    Synonyms: acólito, monaguillo

Further reading[edit]