dominicano

See also: Dominicano

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin Dominicus + -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.mi.niˈka.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: do‧mi‧ni‧cà‧no

Adjective

dominicano (feminine dominicana, masculine plural dominicani, feminine plural dominicane)

1. Dominican (of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people)

Noun

dominicano m (plural dominicani, feminine dominicana)

1. Dominican (a person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent)

Related terms

• Repubblica Dominicana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɔ.mɪ.nɪˈkaː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [do.mi.niˈkaː.no]

Adjective

dominicānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dominicānus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin Dominicus + -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /do.mi.niˈkɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /do.mi.niˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /do.mi.niˈkɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.mi.niˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.mi.niˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.mi.niˈka.nu/

• Hyphenation: do‧mi‧ni‧ca‧no

Adjective

dominicano (feminine dominicana, masculine plural dominicanos, feminine plural dominicanas)

1. Dominican (relating to St. Dominic or his religious order)

   Synonym: domínico

2. Dominican (of or relating to the Dominican Republic)

Noun

dominicano m (plural dominicanos, feminine dominicana, feminine plural dominicanas)

1. Dominican (member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic)

   Synonym: domínico

2. Dominican (person from the Dominican Republic)

Further reading

• “dominicano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dominicano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Late Latin Dominicus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Spanish -ano

Spanish dominicano

From Late Latin Dominicus + Spanish -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dominiˈkano/ [d̪o.mi.niˈka.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: do‧mi‧ni‧ca‧no

Adjective

dominicano (feminine dominicana, masculine plural dominicanos, feminine plural dominicanas)

1. Dominican (of, from or relating to the Dominican Republic)

   Synonym: quisqueyano

2. Dominican (relating to the religious order founded by St. Dominic)

   Synonym: dominico

Derived terms

• gaviota dominicana

Noun

dominicano m (plural dominicanos, feminine dominicana, feminine plural dominicanas)

1. Dominican (native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic) (usually male)

   Synonym: quisqueyano

2. Dominican (member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic)

   Synonym: dominico

Related terms

• dominicanismo
• República Dominicana

Further reading

• “dominicano”, 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

Anagrams

• admonición, dominación