abuelo

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

Noun[edit]

abuélo

  1. grandfather

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • IPA(key): (dialectal) /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: a‧bue‧lo

Noun[edit]

abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)

  1. grandfather
    Su abuelo es simpático.
    His grandfather is nice.
  2. (colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
  3. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
    Synonym: tolano

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Hiligaynon: abuélo
  • Papiamentu: welo

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