bienhechor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bienfechor, from or based on Late Latin benefactōrem, from Latin bene (“well”) + factor (“doer”). Compare Portuguese benfeitor and the borrowed doublet benefactor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjeneˈt͡ʃoɾ/ [bje.neˈt͡ʃoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: bien‧he‧chor

Noun

bienhechor m (plural bienhechores, feminine bienhechora, feminine plural bienhechoras)

  1. benefactor, welldoer
    Synonym: (obsolete) bienhacedor
    Antonym: malhechor

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