Citano
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Spanish *citano, from Latin *scitanus, from scitus (“known one”), from scire (“to know”) (not related to Spanish saber (“to know”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiˈtano/ [θiˈt̪a.no] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /siˈtano/ [siˈt̪a.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: Ci‧ta‧no
Proper noun
Citano m (plural Citanos, feminine Citana, feminine plural Citanas)
- (colloquial) alternative spelling of Zutano
Usage notes
Used as an alternative to Zutano
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- “citano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024