edecán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aide-de-camp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /edeˈkan/ [e.ð̞eˈkãn]
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

edecán m (plural edecanes)

1. aide-de-camp
2. yeoman (clerk in navy or coast guard)

Further reading

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