afgano

See also: Afgano

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.

Persian افغانder.

Esperanto afgano

From Persian افغان (afġân, “Afghan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡano/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: af‧ga‧no

Noun

afgano (accusative singular afganon, plural afganoj, accusative plural afganojn)

1. an Afghan person

Italian

Adjective

afgano (feminine afgana, masculine plural afgani, feminine plural afgane)

1. alternative spelling of afghano

Noun

afgano m (plural afgani, feminine afgana)

1. alternative spelling of afghano

Spanish

Etymology

Likely from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), though exact derivation is unclear. See Afghan for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡano/ [avˈɣ̞a.no]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: af‧ga‧no

Adjective

afgano (feminine afgana, masculine plural afganos, feminine plural afganas)

1. Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan)

Derived terms

• lebrel afgano

Noun

afgano m (plural afganos, feminine afgana, feminine plural afganas)

1. Afghan (native or inhabitant of Afghanistan) (usually male)

Hyponyms

• kabulí

Related terms

• Afganistán

Further reading

• “afgano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025