ganado

See also: Ganado

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganado (“earned, gained”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnado/ [ɡaˈn̪a.d̪o]
• Hyphenation: ga‧na‧do

Adjective

ganádo (Basahan spelling ᜄᜈᜇᜓ)

1. interested

   Synonym: interesado

Related terms

• gana
• ganar

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of ganar. Noun is cognate to Portuguese gado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnado/ [ɡaˈna.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: ga‧na‧do

Adjective

ganado (feminine ganada, masculine plural ganados, feminine plural ganadas)

1. gained, earned
2. beaten

   Synonym: vencido

Noun

ganado m (plural ganados)

1. livestock, cattle

   Hyponyms: ganado vacuno, ganado bovino, ganado lechero

2. herd (group of animals)

   Synonyms: manada, rebaño

3. swarm (group of bees)

   Synonym: enjambre

4. (colloquial) swarm (mass of people in a turmoil)

   Synonym: multitud

Related terms

• ganadería
• ganadero

Participle

ganado (feminine ganada, masculine plural ganados, feminine plural ganadas)

1. past participle of ganar

Further reading

• “ganado”, 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