abuelo

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish abuelo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbwelo/, [aˈbwe.lo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bue‧lo

Noun

abuelo

  1. (Zamboangueño) grandfather
    Synonyms: (Caviteño) lolo, (Ternateño) agüelo

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

Noun

abuélo

  1. grandfather

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • IPA(key): (dialectal) /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: a‧bue‧lo

Noun

abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)

  1. grandfather
    Su abuelo es simpático.
    His grandfather is nice.
  2. (colloquial, endearing, figurative) an elderly person
  3. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
    Synonym: tolano

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: abuelo
  • → Hiligaynon: abuélo
  • → Papiamentu: welo

Further reading

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