cristiano

See also: Cristiano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Christiānus.

Adjective

cristiano (feminine singular cristiana, masculine plural cristiani, feminine plural cristiane)

1. Christian

Noun

cristiano m (plural cristiani) (feminine: cristiana)

1. a Christian
2. a person (Neapolitan)

Related terms

• Cristo
• cristianamente
• cristianità
• cristianesimo
• cristianizzare
• democristiano
• paleocristiano
• precristiano

See also

Cristiano

Anagrams

• castorini
• incrostai
• ostinarci
• riscontai

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Christiānus; it is popular or inherited in some dialects of Spain (and pronounced as a three-syllable word).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtjano/, [kɾisˈt̪jano]

Adjective

cristiano (feminine singular cristiana, masculine plural cristianos, feminine plural cristianas) (superlative cristianísimo)

1. Christian (of the Christian religion)

Alternative forms

• christiano (obsolete)

Derived terms

• anticristiano

Related terms

• Cristo

Noun

cristiano m (plural cristianos, feminine cristiana, feminine plural cristianas)

1. Christian (member of the Christian religion)
2. (colloquial) guy (person)

Alternative forms

• (Christian): (christiano) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• (guy): tipo, fulano (pejorative), gallo (Chile)

Descendants

• Tzotzil: krixchano

Further reading

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