guanche

See also: Guanche and guànchè

Spanish

Etymology

From Guanche guanchinet, from guan (“person”) + Chinet (“Tenerife”), referring originally to Tenerife island inhabitants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwant͡ʃe/ [ˈɡwãnʲ.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -antʃe
• Syllabification: guan‧che

Noun

guanche m or f by sense (plural guanches)

1. Guanche (ancient inhabitant of the Canary Islands)

Noun

guanche m (uncountable)

1. Guanche (language)

Further reading

• “guanche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014