abuelo
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Noun
abuélo
Spanish
Alternative forms
- agüelo (eye dialect)
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Latin *aviolus, from Classical Latin avus (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”)) + -olus.[1]. Template:coglist
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]
- (dialectal)
- IPA(key): /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo]
- (dialectal)
- IPA(key): /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
Noun
abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)
- grandfather
- Su abuelo es simpático.
- His grandfather is nice.
- (colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
- loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
Usage notes
Synonyms
- (loose tufts of hair): tolano
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, Breve Diccionario Etimológico de la Lengua Castellana
Further reading
- “abuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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