zambiano

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto Zambio

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānusbor.

Esperanto -ano

Esperanto zambiano

From Zambio (“Zambia”) + -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zambiˈano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: zam‧bi‧a‧no

Noun

zambiano (accusative singular zambianon, plural zambianoj, accusative plural zambianojn)

1. Zambian

Related terms

• zambianino

Galician

Etymology

From Zambia + -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θamˈbjano/ [θamˈbja.nʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /θamˈbjano/ [θamˈbja.nʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /samˈbjano/ [samˈbja.nʊ]

• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: zam.bia.no

Adjective

zambiano (feminine zambiana, masculine plural zambianos, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian

Noun

zambiano m (plural zambianos, feminine zambiana, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian

Further reading

• “zambiano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “zambiano”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Zambia +‎ -ano.

Adjective

zambiano (feminine zambiana, masculine plural zambiani, feminine plural zambiane)

1. Zambian

Noun

zambiano m (plural zambiani, feminine zambiana)

1. Zambian

Portuguese

Etymology

From Zâmbia + -ano.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zɐ̃.biˈɐ̃.nu/, (faster) /zɐ̃ˈbjɐ̃.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ̃ˈbjɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ̃ˈbjɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ̃ˈbja.nu/

• Hyphenation: zam‧bi‧a‧no

Adjective

zambiano (feminine zambiana, masculine plural zambianos, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian (of or relating to Zambia)

Noun

zambiano m (plural zambianos, feminine zambiana, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian (a person from Zambia)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish Zambia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Spanish -ano

Spanish zambiano

From Zambia + -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θamˈbjano/ [θãmˈbja.no] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /samˈbjano/ [sãmˈbja.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: zam‧bia‧no

Adjective

zambiano (feminine zambiana, masculine plural zambianos, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian; of or relating to Zambia

Noun

zambiano m (plural zambianos, feminine zambiana, feminine plural zambianas)

1. Zambian; citizen of Zambia

Further reading

• “zambiano”, 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